Charles A. Goldman

Charles A. Goldman is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and a professor of economics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He specializes in the economics of education, skills and workforce needs, strategic planning for education systems, and organization and performance of schools, universities, and systems. He is examining barriers to attracting talent and diversity to public sector organizations so that their workforce can reflect the communities they serve. He has conducted projects in Texas and Pennsylvania to improve postsecondary education governance structures and align them to meeting workforce needs. His work in skills also examines military members’ transitions from active duty to the civilian labor market.

Goldman has studied policy and implementation of both basic and higher education in the United States, Australia, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He is conducting a process and outcomes evaluation of a long-term effort to deliver American engineering bachelor’s degrees in the country of Georgia.