RAND Corporation

About RAND RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions. Better policy. Brighter future. Health care. National security. Education. Emerging technologies. Social inequity. The challenges facing humanity are complex. So is the policy landscape decisionmakers must navigate to create positive change. RAND’s mission is straightforward. We help improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Our rigorous research is free from political or commercial pressures so that policy leaders can use the best possible data to make the best possible decisions. Why is this work so vital? Because when RAND can help improve policymaking, we can help make the world a better place for us all. Who We Are People are the key to RAND’s success. RAND employees are experts in their fields who are comfortable working across disciplines. Our stable of researchers; policy analysts; data scientists; and communications, legal, financial, and operational professionals is deep and diverse. We know that it takes nuance and collaboration to get things right. We’re also part graduate school. The Pardee RAND Graduate School is home to the oldest and largest public policy Ph.D. program in the United States. Pardee RAND also offers master’s degrees in policy analysis and national security policy. Our school cultivates the next generation of policy leaders.