Derek J. Grossman

Derek J. Grossman
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Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Defense analyst Professor Former intelligence officer

Derek J. Grossman is an American defense analyst, professor, and former intelligence officer. He serves as a senior defense analyst at the RAND Corporation and as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California (USC). Grossman is an active commentator on U.S.-China competition and regional geopolitics in Asia.

Early life and education

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Asian Studies from the University of Michigan. Later, he received a Master of Arts degree in U.S. National Security Policy from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Career

Grossman worked in the U.S. intelligence community for over a decade. He served as the daily intelligence briefer to the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs at the Pentagon. At the National Security Agency (NSA), he developed a new assessment format and led initiatives to improve intelligence support for policymakers. Additionally, Grossman was a member of the President’s Daily Brief staff at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). During his tenure in the intelligence community, he authored an essay for the “Galileo Competition,” which later won an award.

At the RAND Corporation, Grossman conducts research on national security policy and Indo-Pacific security, with particular focus on the intensifying U.S.-China rivalry. His research spans countries in Northeast, Southeast, South, and Central Asia, as well as Oceania. Special emphasis is placed on Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Pacific Island nations, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan. He has led many RAND studies assessing regional responses to U.S.-China competition.

Grossman regularly contributes to policy discussions and has published in academic journals and media outlets such as Asia Policy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Security, Nikkei Asia, Strategic Studies Quarterly, The Diplomat, The Hill, and War on the Rocks. He has been interviewed by global media including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, The New York Times, NPR, and The Washington Post.

Grossman teaches as an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California. He is a regular contributor to The Diplomat, where he provides analysis on Asian geopolitics and U.S. foreign policy. Prior to joining RAND, Grossman worked at The Jamestown Foundation as the China Program Manager and editor of China Brief. He also supported the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.

Publication

• Derek Grossman (2018). "Can Vietnam's Military Stand Up to China in the South China Sea?". Asia Policy. 13 (1).
• Grossman, Derek (2024-06-04). "Despite Promising Signs, China's North Korea Policy Unchanged". The Cipher Brief.
• Chase, Michael S; Grossman, Derek (2024-12-10). "Why Xi is Purging the Chinese Military". The National Interest.
• Grossman, Derek (2014). "Book Review – Asia's Next Contest". The Journal of International Security Affairs (26).

Criticism

In 2022, an article in Hindu Post accused him of promoting narratives about India’s foreign policy aimed at destabilizing regional stability in Asia. Based on a tweet thread by Abhijit Tripathi, the article claimed that Grossman’s work at RAND reflected a U.S. agenda to balance Asian partnerships that are free from American influence.

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