Dr. Roberts has been with the Institute for Defense Analyses since 1988. Prior to coming to STPI, he served as the Director of IDA Studies and Analyses' Science and Technology Division and is currently IDA's Vice President for Research, where he develops and guides IDA's research portfolio, with particular emphasis on research activities in the areas of science, technology, and technology policy.

Dr. Brykczynski has two decades of experience conducting technical analyses and leading project teams, including performing applied research and development in information security, analyzing industry R&D and market capabilities, evaluating the software capabilities of large organizations, analyzing information technology risks in major defense systems, and assessing the security of computer systems.

Dr. Flattau has directed a broad array of studies for the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences aimed at strengthening the research and training infrastructure in the sciences and engineering nationally and internationally, as well as having worked as a policy analyst with the NSF Science and Engineering Indicators Unit. In 1974, AAAS selected Dr. Flattau as the first psychologist to hold the Congressional Science Fellowship at which time she served with the US Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee.

Dr. Hautala came to STPI in January, 2005 from the American Red Cross Biomedical Services where she was Vice President, Research and Development and Director of the Jerome H. Holland Laboratory for the Biomedical Sciences. Before becoming Vice President in 2002, Dr. Hautala was Senior Director, Administration for the Holland Laboratory. Prior to joining the Red Cross in 1995, Dr. Hautala was Vice President, Business Development and then Vice President, Corporate Communications and Planning, for Univax Biologics, and before that, Vice President of Corporate Development at Alpha-1 Biomedicals. Dr. Hautala also served as Principal Research Scientist, Director of Technology Assessment, and ultimately as Vice President of Technology Development at Genex Corporation. Dr. Hautala received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Northwestern University in 1970, and conducted postdoctoral research in biochemistry at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and held a research and teaching molecular biology appointment in the Interdepartmental Genetics Program at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Kramer has been a research staff member at IDA since 1988. During that time he examined defense issues related to foreign and domestic S&T, intelligence information, modeling and simulation of military operations, technological and operational concepts of weapons systems, military transformation, and real-time lessons learned activities associated with actual combat operations. During 2003-2004 he was assigned to the Department of Homeland Security where he established an office to examine the interplay of the human and technological components of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Prior to coming to IDA, he spent a decade as a staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Bhavya Lal has directed large evaluation studies for agencies involved in science, technology and health research within the Federal government. Her particular areas of expertise are portfolio and systems assessments, as well as the use of evaluation findings to improve strategic planning and program management. In addition to her evaluation experience, she brings expertise in examining multidisciplinary and high-risk research, S&T workforce issues, international S&T activities, cross-sectoral (including industry-university, state-federal) partnerships, and how all of these activities inter-relate to and affect the innovation ecosystem.

Dr. Stephanie Shipp is a senior research analyst for economics, energy, and technology assessment. Dr. Shipp's primary focus is on evaluation of federal science and technology funding. She is a member of the International Advisory Board for Sweden's Vinnova (Innovation) agency. From 2000 to 2007, Dr. Shipp, a member of the Federal Senior Executive Service, was the Director of the Economic Assessment Office in the Advanced Technology Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In that position she directed economic research and program evaluation, including surveys, benefit-cost studies, and other analyses that examined individual project and overall program performance. Prior to that, Dr. Shipp worked as an economist at the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Federal Reserve Board. Dr. Shipp was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2002 and was the recipient of the ASA Jeanne Griffith Mentoring award in 2007. She received a Masters Degree and Ph.D. in economics from George Washington University with specialties in public finance and demography. She received her Bachelor's Degree in economics from Trinity College, Washington D.C.

Dr. Brian Zuckerman is a senior research analyst at STPI, where his work focuses on federal research and development agency program performance and agency-wide research portfolios, with an emphasis on biomedical research. Dr. Zuckerman also has conducted analyses of federal research and development data systems and statistical data collection programs .Before joining STPI in 2005, he was a principal at C-STPS, LLC, and at Abt Associates, Inc. Center for Science and Technology Policy. He is a Program Co-Chair for the Research, Technology, and Development Thematic Interest Group of the American Evaluation Association. Dr. Zuckerman has a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Harvard College and earned his Ph.D. through the MIT Technology, Management, and Policy program with a focus on the use of technical information in regulatory decision-making.