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w:[The '''RAND Corporation'''] , according to the corporate web site, is a "nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis" and maintains that pursuing its core objectives of "quality" and "objectivity" requires it to be nonpartisan." From It was started in 1945 as Project RAND by the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] to offer research and analysis to the [[U.S. Air Force]]. RAND Corporation web siteseparated to form a free standing organization in 1946, ostensibly to advance its brief but ambitious articles of incorporation :“To further and promote scientific, educational, and charitable purposes, all for the public welfare and security of the United States of America.”<ref> [http://www.rand.org/about/history/ www.rand.org/about/history/] </ref> "Our job is to help improve Covert foreign policy became the standard mode of operation after World War II, which was also when [[Ford Foundation]] became a major player for the first time. The institute most involved in classified research was Rand Corporation, set up by the [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] in 1948. The interlocks between the trustees at Rand, and decisionmaking through research the Ford, [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller]], and analysis. We do [[Carnegie Foundation|Carnegie]] foundations were so numerous that the [[Reece Committee]] listed them in many waysits report (two each for Carnegie and Rockefeller, and three for Ford). SometimesFord gave one million dollars to Rand in 1952 alone, we develop new knowledge to inform decisionmakers without suggesting any specific course at a time when the chairman of Rand was simultaneously the president of actionFord Foundation. Often"<ref>Rene Wormser, ''Foundations: Their Power and Influence'', p65-66 (Sevierville TN: Covenant House Books, 1993), we go further 412 pages. First published in 1958 by spelling out the range of available options Devin-Adair in New York, and reprinted in 1977 by Angriff Press, from [http://www.namebase.org/news15.html "Philanthropists at War by analyzing their relative advantages Daniel Brandt,"] NameBase NewsLine, No. 15, October-December 1996.</ref> "Throughout its history it has conducted innumerable studies, often with world-changing results, involving technologies both military and disadvantagescivilian. On many other occasionsSome of its most exceptional work, though, has gone unsung, for a number of reasons.... As a result, we find a certain mystique has always surrounded the analysis so compelling RAND Corporation, with both supporters and detractors attributing to it virtually limitless influence and achievements. What is undeniable is that we advance specific policy recommendationsRAND has played a central role in the creation of critical technological developments since World War II, most prominently during the nail-biting era of the Cold War. In all cases"<ref>Virginia Campbell, we serve [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2004/1/2004_1_50.shtml "How RAND Invented the public interest by widely disseminating our research findings. Postwar World"], ''Invention and Technology Magazine'', Summer 2004, Volume 20, Issue 1</ref> "RAND Two-thirds of Rand's research involves national security issues. This is divided into [[Project Air Force]], the [[Arroyo Center]] (a contraction serving the needs of the term Army), and the [[National Defense Research Institute]] (providing research and developmentanalysis for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff|Joint Chiefs of Staff]], and the defense agencies) . The other third of Rand's research is the first organization devoted to issues involving health, education, civil and criminal justice, labor and population studies, and international economics."<ref>[http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01/XQ 1994 Annual Report], NameBase.org.</ref> More recent sources such as RAND’s 2005 annual report show less than one-half of RAND's research involves national security issues with clients ranging from fortune 500 corporations to be called a other non profit institutions.<ref>[http://www.rand.org/about/annual_report/2005/RAND_2005_Annual_Report.pdf RAND 2005 Annual Report pdf"] rand.org</ref> Their research is frequently cited by the media and is ranked fifth in the latest survey of think tankmedia citations by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) which categorizes RAND as "Centrist".<ref>Michael Dolny, [http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3857 "Right Ebbs, Left Gains as Media 'Experts" We earned this distinction soon after we were created ], ''Extra!'', Fairness and Accuracy in 1946 by our original clientReporting, September 3, 2009.</ref> *[[James A. Thomson]], President and Chief Executive Officer (2011)*[[Michael D. Rich]], Executive Vice President (2011) ==Trustees==Accessed February 2011: <ref>[http://www.rand.org/about/organization/randtrustees.html Trustees], RAND Corporation, accessed February 8, 2011.</ref> *[[Paul G. Kaminski]] (Chairman), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Technovation, the Inc.; Former U.S. Air Force Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology*[[Philip Lader]] (then the Army Air ForcesVice Chairman), Chairman, The WPP Group; Former U.S. Some Ambassador to the Court of our early work involved aircraftSt. James's*[[Barbara Barrett]], President and Chief Executive Officer, Triple Creek Ranch; Former U.S. Ambassador to Finland*[[Richard J. Danzig]], rocketsChairman, and satellitesCenter for a New American Security; Former U.S. In Secretary of the 1960s we even helped develop Navy*[[Francis Fukuyama]], Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Center on Democracy, Development, and the technology you're using to view this web siteRule of Law, Stanford University*[[Richard Gephardt]], President and Chief Executive Officer, Gephardt Group Government Affairs; Former U.S. Congressman*[[Pedro José Greer, Jr.]], M.D., Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Florida International University College of Medicine*[[John W. Handy]], Vice Chairman, American Shipping and Logistics Group; General, United States Air Force, Retired*[[Bonnie Hill]], President, B. Hill Enterprises, LLC*[[Lydia H. Kennard]], Former Executive Director, Los Angeles World Airports*[[Ann McLaughlin Korologos]], Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor*[[Peter Lowy]], Chief Executive Officer, Westfield, LLC *[[Michael Lynton]], Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment"Today*[[Ronald L. Olson]], Partner, Munger, RANDTolles & Olson LLP*[[Paul H. O's work is exceptionally diverseNeill]], Former U.S. We now assist all branches Secretary of the Treasury*[[Michael K. Powell]], Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Senior Advisor, Providence Equity Capital; Chairman, MK Powell Group*[[Donald B. Rice]], Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Agensys, Inc.; Former U.S. military communitySecretary of the Air Force*[[James E. Rohr]], Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The PNC Financial Services Group*[[Hector Ruiz]], Former Chairman, GLOBALFOUNDRIES; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*[[Carlos Slim Helú]], Honorary Life Chairman, Grupo CARSO, S. A. de C.V.*[[Donald Tang]], Chief Executive Officer and we apply our expertise to social Founder, CITIC Securities International Partners Group (CSIP Group)*[[James A. Thomson]], President and international issues as wellChief Executive Officer, RAND Corporation*[[Robert C. For example: Wright]], Former Vice Chairman, General Electric; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal; Chairman and Cofounder, Autism Speaks; Senior Advisor, Lee Capital  ''Trustees Emeriti''"We partnered with health experts throughout the United States to identify specific health care improvements to help millions *[[Harold Brown]], Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Former U.S. Secretary of children with asthmaDefense*[[Frank C. Carlucci]], Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group; Former U.S. Secretary of Defense ===Trustees (2009)=== The following are listed as RAND's Board of Directors.<ref>[http://www.rand.org/about/briefing.pdf "An Introduction to theRAND Corporation"], RAND collaborated with other research groups to study how antiCorporation, undated, accessed September 2009.</ref> *[[Ronald L. Olson]], Chairman*[[Arl Bildt]]*[[Harold Brown]]*[[Frank Charles Carlucci III]]*[[Lovida H. Coleman, Jr.]]*[[Robert Curvin]]*[[Pedro Jose Greer, Jr.]]*[[Rita E. Hauser]]*[[Karen Elliott House]]*[[Jen-drug laws help prevent illicit drug use by teenagersHsun Huang]]*[[Paul G. Kaminski]]*[[Bruce Karatz]]*[[Lydia H. Kennard]]*[[Ann McLaughlin Korologos]]*[[Philip Lader]]*[[Arthur Levitt]]*[[Lloyd N. Morrisett]]*[[Paul H. O'Neill]]*[[Amy B. Pascal]]*[[Patricia Salas Pineda]]*[[John Edward Porter]]*[[John S. Reed]]*[[Donald B. Rice]]*[[James E. Rohr]]*[[Jerry I. Speyer]]*[[James A. Thomson]]*[[James Q. Wilson]] ==Advisory Boards== *[http://www.prgs.edu/experience/bog.list.html Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School Board of Governors] "The Department *[http://www.promisingpractices.net/about_network.asp Promising Practices Network (PPN) Board of Labor asked Advisors] *[http://www.rand.org/ard/about/policy_committee.html RAND Arroyo Center Policy Committee] *[http://www.rand.org/international_programs/capp/about/advisory.html RAND to examine how economic conditions affect the availability of health insurance Center for workersAsia Pacific Policy (CAPP) Advisory Board] *[http://www.rand. org/icj/centers/corporate_ethics/board.html RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance] "We're now working with *[http://www.rand.org/international_programs/cgrs/about/advisory.html RAND Center for Global Risk and Security (CGRS) Advisory Board] *[http://www.rand.org/multi/chsw/staff/board.html RAND Center for Health and Safety in the White House Office of Science and Technology Workplace] *[http://www.rand.org/international_programs/cmepp/about/advisory.html RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy to better understand how technology can reduce greenhouse gas emissions(CMEPP) Advisory Board] *[http://www.rand.org/multi/ctrmp/board. html RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy Advisory Board] "In all *[http://www.rand.org/multi/ctrmp/board.html RAND Europe Board of our work, we strive for the highest levels Trustees] *[http://www.rand.org/rgspi/contacts/board.html RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Advisory Board] *[http://www.rand.org/about/organization/randhealth.html RAND Health Board of qualityAdvisors] *[http://www.rand.org/ise/board.html RAND Infrastructure, objectivitySafety, and innovation Environment] *[http://www.rand.org/icj/about/overseers.html RAND Institute for Civil Justice Board of Overseers] *[http://www.rand.org/nsrd/nab.html RAND National Defense Research Institute Advisory Board] *[http://www.rand.org/paf/about/steering.html RAND Project AIR FORCE Steering Group] *[http://www.rand.org/about/organization/rqpilist.html RAND-- hallmarks that have earned us a prominent reputation throughout Qatar Policy Institute Board of Overseers] ==Profiles==The following is according to the ''Wikipedia'' article on the worldRAND Corporation.<ref>[http://www.wikipedia. Our commitment to these standards will continue to define our work into the futureorg/wiki/RAND_Corporation RAND Corporation], ''Wikipedia]''." </ref> ===Project RAND=== RAND was set up, in 1945, by the USAAF as '''Project RAND''', under contract to the Douglas Aircraft Company, and in 1945 they released the 'Locations'Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship'' . In May 1948, Project RAND was separated from Douglas and became an independent organization. === Locations === "RAND has four principal locations, Santa Monica, California; Arlington, Virginia (just outside Washington, D.C.); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and RAND Europe headquarters in Leiden, The Netherlands. RAND Europe also has offices in Berlin, Germany, and Cambridge, the United Kingdom. " Since 2003, RAND's other offices in has also operated the United States include Council for Aid to Education RAND-Qatar Policy Institute in New York City and several smaller sitesDoha, Qatar." ==Critical Books==*Alex Abella, '''Contact'[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0151010811/ref=nosim/?tag=nationbooks08-20 Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire]''(Harcourt, 2008) [http: //fanonite.org/2008/04/29/teaching-imperialism-101/#more-1716 see review] == Contact information == General information:<br>  RAND<br> P.O. Box 2138<br> 1700 1776 Main Street<br> Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138<br> E-mail: correspondence@AT rand.org<br>Web: http://www.rand.org/about/<br> ==Resources and articles=====Related SourceWatch articles===*[[Rand Institute for Civil Justice]]*[[RAND Europe]]*[[Roger Molander]]*[[Guy Pauker]] ===References===<references/> ===External articles===*[http://www.rand.org/publications/electronic/ RAND Electronic Documents]. Search by category.*[http://www.namebase.org/main4/Rand-Corporation.html Rand Corportation], NameBase.org.* Karen DeYoung, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072002163.html?hpid=topnews "The Pentagon Gets a Lesson From Madison Avenue. U.S. Needs to Devise a Different 'Brand' to Win Over the Iraqi People, Study Advises,"] ''Washington Post'', July 21, 2007.* Chalmers Johnson, "[http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174925/chalmers_johnson_teaching_imperialism_101 A Litany of Horrors: America's University of Imperialism]", ''TomsDispatch'', April 29, 2008. [[Category: Think tanks]]