Philip S. Antón

Dr. Antón serves as chief scientist of SERC’s Acquisition Innovation Research Center, where he assesses the practical needs of the DoD, helps to envision and develop innovative acquisition research, and ensures the transition and application of AIRC results in DoD acquisition policies, guidance, practices, reports, and workforce development.

His AIRC research has produced reports on agility in appropriations, driving the digital transformation of defense acquisition, digital data management and analytic pilots, the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), a nine-part series in support of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform, and several others. See extended bio and research on the AIRC website and connect on LinkedIn.

Career Highlights

• Served two Pentagon tours as the Deputy Director for Acquisition Policy Analysis and received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
• Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center in RAND’s National Security Research Division
• Managed AI research at the MITRE Corporation