David Catarious is a research analyst with The CNA Corporation in Alexandria, VA, where he is examining impacts of climate change on national security as member of study team that includes eleven retired flag and general officers. Prior to this he was a Legislative Fellow for U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Senator Russ Feingold. For several years David was a Research Assistant at Duke University's Department of Biomedical Engineering. David has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and received a B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics from Virginia Tech. He is skilled in analyzing systems, procedures, policies, and politics in military and governmental agencies; identifying problems; and developing creative solutions. Communicate project-related issues and findings to high-level military leaders.