Jonathan Schroden, Ph.D.

Jonathan Schroden, Ph.D. is a research team leader with CNA Strategic Studies. He was previously a senior research scientist with CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses and the Scientific Analyst to Headquarters, Marine Corps (HQMC) Plans, Policy, and Operations (PP&O). His expertise includes counterinsurgency operations and assessment, Middle Eastern studies, Marine Corps operations, Navy mine countermeasures, and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations.

Schroden has been with CNA since 2003, during which time he has deployed multiple times each to Afghanistan and Iraq, traveled in the Middle East, gotten underway with numerous Navy ships, and supported disaster relief operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Schroden has served as the CNA field representative to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Forces (II MEF), Multi-National Forces – West (MNF-W) in Iraq, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

Schroden earned Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University and B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. His decorations include CNA’s Phil E. DePoy Award for Analytical Excellence and the Cornell University Tunis Wentink Award. He has written articles on a variety of topics in publications such as Defense and Security Analysis, the Naval War College Review, the Journal of Strategic Studies, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.