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RAND corporation

RAND Corporation
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Predecessor Individuals of Douglas Aircraft Company
Merged into United States Army Air Forces
Formation 14 May 1948; 68 years ago (1948-05-14)
Founders Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Donald Douglas
Major General Curtis LeMay
Type Global policy think tank
95-1958142
Legal status Non-profit corporation
Purpose Policy analysis
Headquarters Santa Monica, California
Coordinates 34°00′35″N 118°29′26″W / 34.009599°N 118.490670°W / 34.009599; -118.490670Coordinates: 34°00′35″N 118°29′26″W / 34.009599°N 118.490670°W / 34.009599; -118.490670
Region
Worldwide
President and CEO
Michael D. Rich
Senior Vice President and CFO
Richard Fallon
Vice President, International
Charles P. Ries
President, RAND Europe
Hans Pung
Bonnie G. Hill, Joel Z. Hyatt, Paul G. Kaminski, Ann McLaughlin Korologos, Philip Lader, Peter Lowy, Michael Lynton, Ronald L. Olson, Mary E. Peters, David L. Porges, Donald B. Rice, Michael D. Rich, Hector Ruiz, Leonard D. Schaeffer
Subsidiaries RAND Europe
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
Affiliations Independent
Revenue (2014)
Increase$313.2 million
Disbursements Numerous
Expenses Increase$297 million
Endowment Steady$217 million
Staff (2015)
1,700
Slogan To be the world's most trusted source for policy ideas and analysis
Website www.rand.org

RAND Corporation ("Research and development") is an American nonprofit global policy think tank originally formed by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and analysis to the United States Armed Forces. It is financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the health care industry, universities and private individuals. The organization has expanded to work with other governments, private foundations, international organizations, and commercial organizations on a host of non-defense issues. RAND aims for interdisciplinary and quantitative problem solving via translating theoretical concepts from formal economics and the physical sciences into novel applications in other areas, that is, via applied science and operations research. Michael D. Rich is president and chief executive officer of the RAND Corporation.

RAND has approximately 1,700 employees. Its American locations include: Santa Monica, California (headquarters); Arlington, Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Boston, Massachusetts. The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute has an office in New Orleans, Louisiana. RAND Europe is located in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Brussels, Belgium. RAND Australia is located in Canberra, Australia.


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