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Senior Fellow

Bernard Rostker

Member Since 2026

Biography

Senior Fellow, The RAND Corporation. Former positions with U.S. Department of Defense: Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness; Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness and Military Deployment; Under Secretary of the Army, Director of Selective Service. Former positions with Department of the Navy: Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Economist, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis. Former positions with RAND Corporation: Director, Defense Manpower Research Center, National Defense Research Institute; Program Director, Force Development and Employment Program; Associate Director, Arroyo Center.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Senior Fellow The RAND Corporation 2001 Present
Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness U.S. Department of Defense 2000 2001
Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses Medical Readiness and Military Deployment U.S. Department of Defense 1996 2000
Under Secretary of the Army Director of Selective Service U.S. Department of Defense 1998 2000
Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department of the Navy 1994 1998
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Economist Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis Department of the Navy Current
Director Defense Manpower Research Center, National Defense Research Institute RAND Corporation Current
Program Director Force Development and Employment Program RAND Corporation Current
Associate Director Arroyo Center RAND Corporation Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Non-profit
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