Dr. Ed McGrady
Dr. McGrady writes, speaks, and teaches on the design of professional games. He is an adjunct senior fellow in gaming at CNAS, teaches and manages game design courses for MORS/Virginia Tech, and runs a business devoted to using games and game techniques to bring innovative experiences in new areas. His recent book, Roll to Save: Gaming Disease Response, describes designing games in support of public health professionals.
In the past Dr. McGrady built and directed a team of 10-20 analysts at CNA devoted to the design and execution of professional games. Dr. McGrady wrote, taught, and presented on the topic of games and their use in organizational and individual learning. He designed and ran games for many different clients ranging from the White House to the Department of Agriculture to the automotive industry. Dr. McGrady also built a team at CNA devoted to chemical and biological response operations, including domestic response operations.
Dr. McGrady deployed as an analyst with US Forces in Haiti during operation Uphold Democracy, onboard USS Nimitz for Desert Storm, and with operational E-2C squadrons. Dr. McGrady holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has published extensively in the chemical engineering, physics, and national security fields and is widely cited for his work on the mathematics of aggregation and fragmentation.