Adam Clemens, Ph.D.

Adam Clemens is an expert in operational manpower: all aspects of manpower and personnel policy that directly contribute to the operational capability of military forces. He has directed studies for Marine Corps and joint sponsors focused on both manpower and tactical issues. His analyses of the connections among manpower, tactical, and operational issues is informed by his deep experience in each of these areas.

Clemens has served as the onsite liaison to the Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, the II Marine Expeditionary Force in North Carolina, and the US Navy Electronic Attack Wing, Pacific Fleet, based in Washington State. He has also served as the talent management analyst to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Recent studies he has directed include professionalizing the enlisted force of the Marine Corps, developing multiskilled enlisted Marines, the design of the experimental 2030 infantry battalion, and an assessment of the Basic Allowance for Housing and other allowances for the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation.

Clemens has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in mathematics from Brigham Young University.