For over 75 years, RAND has been at the forefront of evidence-based policy research. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution, we conduct research and analysis that helps decision-makers across government, business, and civil society tackle complex challenges. Our work spans national security, public health, education, justice, and more — always grounded in objectivity and intellectual rigor. We operate four federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) and wholly owned subsidiaries RAND Europe and RAND Australia.

We are researchers, analysts, scientists, and policy experts united by a commitment to objective inquiry. RAND's people bring deep expertise from disciplines ranging from economics and political science to engineering and medicine. We work independently — free from political or commercial influence — to ensure that our research reflects the facts, not an agenda. Our culture prizes intellectual honesty, collaboration across disciplines, and a genuine belief that good research can make the world safer, healthier, and more prosperous.

We conduct rigorous research and analysis across a broad range of policy domains — from national security and defense to education, health, criminal justice, and media integrity. Our work takes many forms: published reports, policy briefs, federally funded research center programs, and direct expert analysis for government and private clients. We address some of society's most pressing challenges, including terrorism, geopolitical conflict, truth decay, immigration, and educational equity, delivering findings that inform real-world decisions.

RAND's mission is to help improve policy and decision-making through objective research and analysis. We exist to ensure that the decisions shaping our national security, public health, communities, and democracy are grounded in evidence — not ideology. By producing research that is rigorous, independent, and freely shared, we aim to contribute to a world that is safer, healthier, and more equitable.

Objectivity, integrity, and independence are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that research must be free from political or commercial bias to be truly useful. We value intellectual rigor — asking hard questions and following the evidence wherever it leads. We are committed to transparency, making our methods and findings openly available, and to collaboration, bringing diverse disciplines together to address problems no single field can solve alone.

RAND has earned a global reputation for producing research that governments, militaries, and institutions rely on when the stakes are highest. We bring together world-class experts across dozens of fields, operate some of the nation's most important federally funded research centers, and maintain subsidiaries in Europe and Australia to address global challenges. Our independence means we follow the evidence — not the client's preferred outcome — giving decision-makers analysis they can genuinely trust.