Michael W. Chinworth Current Position 2003-present: Director, Washington Office Vanderbilt University, Center for U.S.-Japan Studies and Cooperation Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies Independent Consultant Industry and Technology Analyses, McLean, Virginia Prior Experience 2002-2003 Senior Analyst Decisive Analytics Corp. International Division, Arlington, VA 2000-2002 Vice President and Senior Consultant NAC International, Washington, D.C. 1990-2000 Senior Analyst, Asian Technology (1990-95); Program Manager, Technology Assessments, Evaluations and Forecasts (1995-2000) Litton Industries, Information Systems Group (Litton/TASC; formerly TASC, Inc. – The Analytic Sciences Corp.; now Northrop Grumman Information Technology), Arlington, Virginia. 1988-90 Director of Research, MIT-Japan Program, Center for International Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1983-1988 Vice President Japan Economic Institute, Washington, D.C. 1979-1983 Vice President/Research The Hannaford Company, Inc., Washington, D.C. Research Counsel to Political Section, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C. Research Assistant, Economic Consulting Services, Inc., Washington, D.C. Administrative Assistant, TAK Shoji, Fukuoka, Japan. 1974-1975 Educational Consultant, Fukuoka Prefecture Board of Education, Fukuoka, Japan. Education Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, England. PhD, Management of Science and Technology. Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C. Master of Arts, International Affairs, with distinction. 1975-1976 Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan. Special auditor in communications and advanced Japanese. 1970-1974 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. College of Liberal Arts, Bachelor of Arts, with honors. Double majors in government and modern languages. Minor in economics. 1971-1972 Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Special student, Year in Japan Program. International division classes in Asian studies, intensive Japanese.
Grants and Awards 1996-2000 National Security Archives Research Award 1988-90 Japan Energy Foundation Research Grant 1977-78 SAIS Scholarship 1974-75 Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship |