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RAND Corporation

The RAND Corporation, doing business as RAND, is an American nonprofit global policy think tank, research institute, and public sector consulting firm. RAND engages in research and development (R&D) in several fields and industries. Since the 1950s, RAND research has helped inform United States policy decisions on a wide variety of issues, including the…

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Founders
Franklin R. Collbohm · Henry H. "Hap" Arnold · Donald Douglas · Curtis LeMay
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Affiliations
Independent
Board of directors
Michael E. Leiter (Chair) · Teresa Wynn Roseborough (Vice Chair) · Joel Z. Hyatt · Peter Lowy · Michael Lynton
Disbursements
Numerous
Endowment
$355 million (2025)

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RAND Corporation

Nodes279
Edges278
Triples197
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007168
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RAND Corporation

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related to Books · 98
RAND Corporation → Accounts, After, Agatha, Air Force, Alex Abella, Amadae, Amazon Kindle, American Cities, American Elsevier, American Empire, American Sociological Association, American State, Applications, Armageddon, Aviation, Boucher, Bruce, Case Study, Cestudec Press, Chicago Press
related to Articles · 30
RAND Corporation → Additional, Arthur Selwyn, Article, August, Case Study, Clifford, Dec, Five-part, Florida Law Review, In JSTOR, Issue, Its History, June, Miller, Nonprofit Advisory, Nov, November, October, Operations Research, Part
related to Documentary films and broadcast programs · 12
RAND Corporation → American Experience, Archived, Brilliant Madness, Daniel Ellsberg, February, PBS News Hour, PBS-TV, POV, Risk Prosecution, The RAND Corporation, Wayback Machine, Willing
Board of directors · 9
RAND Corporation → David L. Porges, Donald B. Rice (Emeritus), Joel Z. Hyatt, Leonard D. Schaeffer, Mary E. Peters, Michael E. Leiter (Chair), Michael Lynton, Peter Lowy, Teresa Wynn Roseborough (Vice Chair)
related to External links · 8
RAND Corporation → Corporation, Development, Internal Revenue Service, Official, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, RAND, Smithsonian Institution Archives, The Research
RAND Leadership · 6
RAND Corporation → Andrew R. Hoehn, Eric Peltz, Jennifer Gould, Melissa Rowe, Mike Januzik, Robert M. Case
Founders · 4
RAND Corporation → Curtis LeMay, Donald Douglas, Franklin R. Collbohm, Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Purpose · 2
RAND Corporation → Policy analysis, Research and development
Affiliations · 1
RAND Corporation → Independent
Coordinates · 1
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RAND CorporationAffiliationsIndependent1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsMichael E. Leiter (Chair)1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsTeresa Wynn Roseborough (Vice Chair)1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsJoel Z. Hyatt1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsPeter Lowy1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsMichael Lynton1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsMary E. Peters1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsDavid L. Porges1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsDonald B. Rice (Emeritus)1.00infobox
RAND CorporationBoard of directorsLeonard D. Schaeffer1.00infobox
RAND CorporationCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
RAND CorporationDisbursementsNumerous1.00infobox
RAND CorporationEndowment$355 million (2025)1.00infobox
RAND CorporationExpenses$544 million (2025)1.00infobox
RAND CorporationFormationMay 14, 1948; 78 years ago (1948-05-14)1.00infobox
RAND CorporationFoundersFranklin R. Collbohm1.00infobox
RAND CorporationFoundersHenry H. "Hap" Arnold1.00infobox
RAND CorporationFoundersDonald Douglas1.00infobox
RAND CorporationFoundersCurtis LeMay1.00infobox
RAND CorporationHeadquartersSanta Monica, California, U.S.1.00infobox
RAND CorporationLegal statusNonprofit corporation1.00infobox
RAND CorporationPredecessorSpin-off of Project RAND, a former partnership between Douglas Aircraft Company and the United States Air Force until incorporation as a nonprofit, and gaining independence from…1.00infobox
RAND CorporationPresident and CEOJason Gaverick Matheny1.00infobox
RAND CorporationPresident, RAND EuropeHans Pung1.00infobox
RAND CorporationPurposePolicy analysis1.00infobox
RAND CorporationPurposeResearch and development1.00infobox
RAND CorporationRAND LeadershipJennifer Gould1.00infobox
RAND CorporationRAND LeadershipAndrew R. Hoehn1.00infobox
RAND CorporationRAND LeadershipMike Januzik1.00infobox
RAND CorporationRAND LeadershipEric Peltz1.00infobox

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