V. Bram Lillard
Director @Institute for Defense Analyses
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Institute for Defense Analyses
US
Leading IDA\'s newest and realigned Division alongside an extraordinary staff of physical scientists, engineers and data scientists engaged in assessing cutting-edge scientific advancements and breakthrough technologies; developing innovative weapon system concepts; conducting independent analyses of alternatives, experimentation, developmental testing, and system performance assessments; and performing mission- and force-level modeling and simulation and resource-to-readiness decision modeling for weapon system sustainment and readiness.
EDUCATION
University of Maryland
PhD, Physics
SUNY Geneseo
BA, Physics, Math
ABOUT V. BRAM LILLARD
I am an accomplished researcher, executive leader, and technology expert with over 20 years of experience leading high-stakes studies and analyses for the Department of Defense (DoD). I’m passionate about data, modeling, design and evaluation of technologies, complex systems, and their supply chains. Having personally led and presented analyses to senior leadership across the US government, I take pride in the ability to bridge the gap between technical findings and executive-level strategic decision-making to solve our nation\'s most critical challenges.Today, I’m proud to lead an interdisciplinary 150-person research division, enabling some of the most talented researchers to deliver insights that shape multi-billion dollar critical decisions about the development, sustainment, and deployment of military systems. Specialties: Executive leadership, strategic and thought leadership, talent development and management, data analytics, predictive modeling and simulation, ML and statistical methods, test and evaluation, experimentation, Logistics and readiness, naval systems, AI Assurance, cost-effectiveness assessments, government interactions, program evaluation, complex problem solving
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