Jason Gaverick Matheny

Jason Matheny
President and CEO of RAND Corporation
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 5, 2022
Preceded byMichael D. Rich
Personal details
Born
Jason Gaverick Matheny
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Duke University (MBA)
Johns Hopkins University (MPH, PhD)
Scientific career
ThesisThe Economics of Pharmaceutical Development: Costs, Risks, and Incentives (2013)
Doctoral advisorBradley Herring

Jason Gaverick Matheny is a United States national security expert serving as president and CEO of the RAND Corporation since July 2022.[1] He was previously a senior appointee in the Biden administration from March 2021 to June 2022. He served as deputy assistant to the president for technology and national security, deputy director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and coordinator for technology and national security at the White House National Security Council.[2][3]

Matheny previously was the founding director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology and a commissioner on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, to which he was appointed by Congress in 2018.[4][5] Previously he was an assistant director of national intelligence, and director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA).[4] Matheny has had ties with the Effective Altruist movement.[6]

  1. ^ Monica, 1776 Main Street Santa; California 90401-3208. "Jason Matheny Named President and CEO of RAND Corporation". www.rand.org. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Jason Matheny to serve Biden White House in national security and tech roles". FedScoop. March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Dille, Grace (March 11, 2021). "Former IARPA Head Lands Three New White House Tech Roles". www.meritalk.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jason Matheny". Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Daily Digest" (PDF). congress.gov. November 14, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Centre for Effective Altruism (June 18, 2017). Effective altruism in government | Jason Matheny. Retrieved June 12, 2024 – via YouTube.