Thomas P. Christie

Thomas P. Christie as director of Operational Test and Evaluation in August 2001.

Thomas Philip Christie (born May 28, 1934 in Pensacola, Florida)[1] is an American defense analyst who worked for the U.S. government.

Christie graduated from Spring Hill College with a B.S. degree in mathematics in May 1955 and from New York University with an M.S. degree in applied mathematics in September 1962.[1][2]

Christie served for nine years as director of the operational evaluation division (OED) at the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research and development center. Christie was responsible for independent analyses of more than two hundred major test and evaluation programs and was also involved in weapons testing.[2]

Christie became director of Operational Test and Evaluation in June 2001.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2002. p. 932. ISBN 9780160692970. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c THOMAS P. CHRISTIE SWORN IN AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION (press release), United States Department of Defense, July 23, 2001, Release No: 331-01