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Santa Monica, CA-based Rand Corporation has Appointed William Howell as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
The Rand Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Rand researchers and analysts continue to be on the cutting edge of their fields, working with decisionmakers in both the public and private sectors to find solutions to today`s difficult, sensitive, and important problems. The high caliber of our researchers is well-known, as evidenced by the many Nobel Laureates who have been affiliated with Rand, either as employees, consultants, or in an advisory capacity. Rand provides an exciting intellectual environment and opportunities for career growth. We hire highly qualified applicants and provide challenging assignments. Diversity is an essential operating principle at Rand. We look for unique backgrounds, original views and diversity in academic training, work experience and ideological outlook. We are committed to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
About the Person
William (Bill) Howell is chief information officer at the RAND Corporation. He is responsible for all aspects of information services, including information technology supporting cutting edge research; the global computing and networking infrastructure; ERP and associated business and administrative systems; as well as all commercial and custom developed applications. Howell joined RAND in 2012. Before coming to RAND, he was senior vice president and chief information officer at Accellent, a medical device manufacturer. Prior to Accellent, he spent 10 years in senior information technology positions at GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Eli Lilly. Earlier in his career he was on the faculty of the Department of Computer Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Howell received his B.S. in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
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