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]