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# RAND adds doctors to the house
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/rand-adds-doctors-to-the-house/
- Published: 2006-05-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:56:39.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Michael Toman has been appointed director of the RAND Corporation’s Environment, Energy and Economic Development program, and Martin Wachs is the new director of the RAND Transportation, Space and Technology program.

The appointments were announced this week by Debra Knopman, vice president and director of the RAND Infrastructure, Safety and Environment Division.

“Michael Toman and Martin Wachs have a wealth of experience in their respective areas of energy and the environment, and in transportation, and urban plan-ning,” Knopman said. “Their knowledge and expertise will strengthen RAND’s capacity to assist public and private sector clients as they seek innovative, efficient, and environmentally sound solutions to difficult problems.”

Toman comes to RAND from the Inter-American Development Bank, where he was a senior economist. He earlier held positions at Resources for the Future, where he conducted research on a number of topics, including climate change policy, environmental strategies for sustainable development and energy security.

Toman also served on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers in the White House from 1994 to 1996 and was a visiting economist at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California in Santa Barbara. Luxury hotel gets new executive chef

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 18, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)