Santa Monica : Acting President at RAND
RAND Corp. Executive Vice President James A. Thomson has been named acting president of the Santa Monica research corporation, while a nationwide search for a permanent replacement is under way.
Thomson is filling in for former RAND President Donald B. Rice, who was sworn in as Secretary of the Air Force in Washington this week.
Thomson, 44, is a physicist and a former staff member of the National Security Council.
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