Gerard DiPippo is the acting associate director of the RAND China Research Center and a senior international/defense researcher in RAND's D.C. office. Prior to joining RAND, DiPippo was the Senior Geo-Economics Analyst at Bloomberg Economics. His research focuses on China's economy, US-China relations, industrial policy, global supply chains, financial issues, and sanctions. He was previously a Senior Fellow in the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He served 11 years in the US Intelligence Community, including at the Central Intelligence Agency and as a Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Economics Issues at the National Intelligence Council. DiPippo has a B.A. in economics and philosophy from Dartmouth College.