RAND Corporation

A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization developing evidence-based solutions to public policy challenges, including the security and societal impacts of AI.

About Us

Year Founded:

1948

Geography:

North America

Address:

1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401-3208, United States

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Mission

To improve policy and decision-making through rigorous, nonpartisan research and analysis. RAND applies evidence-based methods to the world's most complex and consequential problems, with growing attention to the governance, security, and societal implications of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

Impact

AI areas they serve

Areas of Focus

AI and emerging-technology policy

National security and defense

Compute and AI governance

Health policy

Education and labor

International affairs

Civil and criminal justice

Upcoming Goals

Deliver rigorous, nonpartisan analysis to US and allied decision-makers

Deepen research on AI, compute, and emerging-technology security

Inform evidence-based AI and technology policy

Train the next generation of policy leaders through the RAND School of Public Policy

Milestones

2024: Jason Matheny (founding director of CSET) leading RAND as President and CEO, expanding its technology and security research

1948: Established on May 14 as an independent nonprofit, spun off from Project RAND for the US Army Air Forces

1960s: Broadened its research focus from national security to domestic public policy

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