
John Parachini
Senior International and Defense Researcher, RAND
John Parachini is a senior international and defense researcher at RAND, former director of the RAND Intelligence Policy Center, and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He recently served in the Office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Affairs at the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability. He has led RAND projects on chemical and biological weapons terrorism, pandemic response, intelligence, nuclear smuggling, conventional arms trade, Iran, North Korean, open-source Intelligence, and emerging technologies.


