John Paul (JP) Tarangelo is a Senior Technical Analyst at RAND where his research focuses on health security, biodefense, and biosecurity policy. Prior to joining RAND, JP spent seven years as a federal contractor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). His work at ASPR focused on biodefense policy, nonproliferation, countering CBRN threats, and advancing national health security capabilities. JP received ASPR’s Superior Contribution Award in 2023 for his role in developing the Playbook for Biological Incident Response. Before working at ASPR, JP completed internship rotations at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Health and Biodefense and HHS’s Office of Global Affairs while pursuing his master’s degree full-time.
JP is a doctoral candidate in the health security track of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His dissertation research focuses on countering biological weapons disinformation. JP holds an M.S. in public health microbiology and emerging infectious diseases from George Washington University, a B.S. from the University of Miami, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute.
