SUSAN L. MARQUIS, Ph.D.
310-393-0411 x7075; smarquis@rand.org
Pardee RAND Graduate School, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
Dean and Distinguished Chair of Policy Analysis
2008 – Present
n Pardee RAND offers a Ph.D. program in policy analysis unique in higher education with its linkage of
traditional classroom study and experience working on RAND project teams to train successive
generations of policy analysts in policy development, evaluation, and leadership.
n More than 110 students in residence
n 220 faculty members drawn from over 1000 researchers at RAND as well as distinguished scholars
at affiliated institutions
n Experiential and complementary learning programs include the Washington Experience and the
Certificate in Legal Studies
Vice President, Emerging Policy Research and Methods, RAND Corporation
2011– Present
- Leads RAND’s internal research, development, and internal innovation investment efforts, bringing
together the RAND-Initiated Research program, the Pardee Center for Longer-Range Global Human
Progress, the Chief Technology Advisor, and the Pardee RAND Graduate School to ensure RAND is
fully prepared to address future complex policy challenges and technology
LMI, McLean, Virginia (a not-for-profit government consulting firm dedicated to improving public
management)
Vice President, Corporate Officer
2002 - 2008
s Led a group of more than 200 analysts and project managers as one of three operational vice
presidents consulting to the federal government in the areas of acquisition & grants, resource &
financial management, technology assessment/modeling & simulation, healthcare policy, strategic
planning, and enterprise architectures and IT analysis, custom system and application development.
s Led and executed LMI’s corporate thought leadership and outreach through establishing and guiding
the LMI Research Institute and LMI’s Visiting Scholar program, active participation on major external
public policy studies and task forces including Defense Science Board Summer Studies, Center for
Strategic and International Studies “Beyond Goldwater-Nichols” study, Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson
School Task Force on the Changing Nature of Government Service.
s Established and led LMI’s highly-competitive Public Policy Fellows program recruiting from major
public policy and public affairs graduate schools.
s Lead for LMI’s first two corporate acquisition efforts 2006-2008.
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy Headquarters, Washington, DC 2001 - 2002
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Resources, Requirements and Assessments)
s Led, with Deputy CNO, development of the U.S. Navy’s strategic plan and multi-year budget of
$100b/year
s Led the Navy’s analytic and research program to include warfare capability analyses, and
effectiveness and cost trade-off analyses across the entire Navy program
s Led several Navy-wide efforts to improve effectiveness and reduce costs for the U.S. Navy.
s Selected by CNO as acting Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, serving from May-September 2001.
As the first civilian to serve in this three-star, military position, led DCNO staff through DoD-wide
strategic planning budget development process,
s Active leadership of U.S. Navy civilian workforce, serving on numerous boards and committees
including the Department of the Navy Awards Review Panel and senior advisory group on the senior
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civilian workforce and leading the VCNO-directed Civilian Personnel Task Force that instituted new
approaches to managing civilian staff and enhancing professional development.
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC
1997 - 2001
Deputy Director, Assessment Division
s Led the Assessment Division’s execution of four mission areas: Navy-wide program planning;
readiness analysis and reporting; requirements development; and independent analysis for the Chief
of Naval Operations.
s With Division Director and Assessment Division staff, developed and implemented CNO-directed
program planning process, linking strategy, threat, and critical warfare and support capabilities. This
fiscally-constrained strategic planning process identified Navy’s ability to achieve required
capabilities, and recommended capability and programmatic trade-offs.
s Served, with 11 Navy admirals, on transition team for new Chief of Naval Operations. Led
development of new Office of the Chief of Naval Operations organizational structure and
restructuring of the Navy’s primary decision-making processes and responsibilities. With other
transition team members, developed CNO priorities, detailed 120-day plan, and longer-term, fouryear strategic plan.
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
1994 - 1997
Director, Planning & Analytic Support Division, Program Analysis & Evaluation
Director, Information Management & Analysis Group, Program Analysis & Evaluation
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Doctoral Candidate, Secretary of Defense Fellowship. Ph. D. awarded 1995
1992 – 1994
Office of the Secretary of Defense/ Army Chief of Staff, Washington, DC
Operations Research Analyst/Program Analyst
1987 - 1992
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PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
• Non-resident Senior Fellow, Robert A. Fox Leadership Institute, University of Pennsylvania
• Visiting Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
• Founding member, Board of Directors, Economics of National Security Association 2013 - Present
• Woodrow Wilson School Advisory Council 2008 – Present (Chair since 2013), Princeton University
• Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Member of the Pacific Council on International Policy
• Member of Santa Monica College General Advisory Board 2009 - 2013
• Member of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School Task Force on the Changing Nature of Public
Service (2007-2008)
• Member of Defense Science Board summer study panels on Post-Conflict Operations (2004) &
Weapons of Mass Destruction (2005)
• Member of Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) study group “Beyond GoldwaterNichols” (2003-2004)
• Promoted to Senior Executive Service grade 6 (2002); Presidential “Meritorious Executive” Rank
Award (1999) ; Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award (2002)
• Author of commentaries, book reviews, and a book, Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special
Operations Forces (Brookings Institution, 1997)
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TEACHING
- “The Organizational Culture of Government Institutions or, Why government agencies behave the
way they do” Pardee RAND Graduate School core course
- “Food Policy – The forgotten links in the chain: issues in agricultural labor”
- RAND Military Fellows, Policy Analysis Short Course, “Organizational culture: The case of the V-22”
VOLUNTEER WORK AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Turning Point, homeless transitional support, Santa Monica, California
• St. Augustine’s, Santa Monica, California
• Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, Arlington, Virginia
• Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia
• Publisher/editor Cheese Enthusiast: The Best of Cheese and Dairy
EDUCATION
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Doctor of Philosophy in Public & International Affairs – 1995
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Master of Arts in Public & International Affairs –– 1987
RUTGERS COLLEGE
Bachelor of Arts in History with highest honors — 1985