Caroline Wagner

Caroline S. Wagner specializes in science and technology and its relationship to innovation, policy, and society. She is a Research Leader at RAND Europe in Leiden, Netherlands. In addition, she is a doctoral fellow at the University of Amsterdam working on a book on the global network of science. Among her current advisory commitments, Caroline serves on the Advisory Board of Research on Knowledge Systems, a program of the International Development Research Centre; and the Georgia Institute of Technology Advisory Committee. She is a founding member of the Washington Science Policy Alliance.

Caroline has also worked at RAND's offices in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining RAND in 1993, Caroline was a Professional Staff Member for the United States Congress Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and before that, in the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. She has also served as an analyst for the United States federal government specializing in comparative analysis of global developments in science and technology. This included a 2-year assignment as an analyst at the U.S. Embassy in Korea. She has consulted to the World Bank, the European Commission, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the U.S. National Science Foundation and a number of governments. Caroline holds degrees in science, technology, and public policy and in philosophy. She is the author of more than 20 reports on science, technology, and innovation, many of which can be found at RAND.