Henri van Soest is a research leader at RAND Europe and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He leads RAND Europe’s work on emerging and disruptive technologies in defense and security.
His recent research has looked at the power requirements of AI, the deployment of AI in the critical national infrastructure, AI loss of control, and the potential cyber-human uplift of AI tools. He has also worked on energy and natural resources governance, subsea critical infrastructure protection, space, cybersecurity, economic security, and societal resilience. At RAND, he has managed studies involving global teams for a wide range of clients, including the European Union, the UK government, and the Dutch government. These studies applied a range of methods for policy assessment and analysis, including scenario planning, robust decision-making, and futures and foresight methodologies.
Van Soest previously worked as a researcher in energy policy and digitalisation at the University of Oslo. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, with a thesis on the regulation of cybersecurity in the European electricity system. He also holds an LL.M. in European law from the University of Zurich and the KU Leuven.
Ph.D., University of Cambridge; LL.M., KU Leuven and University of Zurich; Bachelor of Law, KU Leuven and Université Saint Louis
