Dr. Richard B. Andres is a Senior Fellow and Energy and Environment Security and Policy Chair at INSS. His current work focuses on energy and environmental security and particularly defense related energy issues. Prior to joining INSS, Dr. Andres was a professor at Air University assigned to the Pentagon where he served as Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force. He has also served as a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (during both the Clinton and Bush administrations), the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Office of Force Transformation, US Strategic Command, the Nuclear Posture Review, the Council on Foreign Relations and other organizations. His publications appear in such journals as International Security, the Journal of Strategic Studies, Security Studies, and Joint Force Quarterly. Dr. Andres was awarded the medal for Meritorious Civilian Service, and has received numerous academic awards and fellowships. He received his PhD from the University of California, Davis.