Center for a New American Security

Vice President and Director, Project Air Force, RAND Corporation

Andrew R. Hoehn is Vice President and Director of Project AIR FORCE at the RAND Corporation, where he is responsible for directing studies and analysis programs that focus on strategy, force employment, personnel and training, and resource management. Prior to this, he directed the Strategy and Doctrine program in Project AIR FORCE. Before joining RAND, Mr. Hoehn was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of U.S. defense strategy, force planning and assessments, and long-range policy planning. Before then, Mr. Hoehn was Principal Director for Strategy and Director for Requirements in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. As Director for Requirements, he was responsible for policy oversight of resource planning, materiel requirements, and military roles and missions. During this time, Mr. Hoehn led the development of the annual Defense Planning Guidance. Prior to joining government, Mr. Hoehn was associate editor of the Marine Corps Gazette. Mr. Hoehn earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Baldwin-Wallace College and a master's degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.