RAND Corporation
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Education & the Arts
RAND's research spans pre-K, K-12, and higher education, and covers policy issues such as assessment and accountability, choice-based and standards-based school reform, vocational training, and the value of arts education and policy in sustaining and promoting a well-rounded community. RAND's research portfolio includes work on early childhood education and out-of-school time; the design, implementation, evaluation, and costs of high- and middle-school reforms; supply, demand, quality and pay-for-performance of principals and teachers; computer-based interventions and data-based decisionmaking; and choice-based reforms such as charter schools, vouchers, schools of choice, and private-sector management. RAND has conducted a number of research projects for and with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, including an assessment of the performance of the districts' schools, a study of the districts' graduation rates, and a project focused on improving arts learning opportunities for students.
Health and Health Care
RAND Health conducts research that advances understanding of health behaviors and examines how the organization and financing of care affect costs, quality, and outcomes. RAND and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Health Sciences have created the RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute (RUPHI), which supports collaborative research conducted by experts at both organizations. RUPHI, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, and local managed care organizations built a model maternal and child health care system for the county. RAND, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh's Office of Child Development, examined the status of childhood blood lead level screening, reporting, and surveillance in Allegheny County and offered recommendations for improving these processes. Currently RAND, in partnership with the Hill House Association, is studying the impact a new full-service grocery store will have on the health of residents in the Hill District.
International Affairs
RAND's international affairs experts study global economies and trade, space and maritime security, diplomacy, global health and education, nation-building, and regional security and stability. RAND analyzes the effectiveness of U.S. policies focused on global affairs, policies of other countries, and international organizations such as the UN, NATO, and the European Union. Recent work has addressed the challenges faced by coalition forces in Afghanistan, India's economic rise, and the radicalization of terrorists and extremists. The results of RAND's international affairs work are widely disseminated and regularly presented in public events, with the objective of enhancing public appreciation for these complex issues.
Energy, Environment, and Economic Development
RAND's energy and environmental analyses help contextualize the effects of existing and proposed energy policies on the environment. Areas of focus include energy resources and systems; environmental quality and regulation; water resources planning and management; air quality concerns; climate change policy; economic development and sustainability; natural hazards and disasters; waste management; and land and ecological resource management. Recent work has addressed nuclear waste management; extracting energy from shale gas; and estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from alternative fuels.
Military, Veterans, and Their Families
Maintaining an effective military largely depends on the well-being of its service members, veterans, and their families. Uncertainty surrounding deployments, long work hours, and family separation causes significant stress on military personnel and has negative effects on retention. RAND is a resource for research and policy recommendations on a wide variety of challenges faced by military members, spouses, and their children, including readiness for deployment; quality and cost-effective health care for current and retired military personnel and their families; the mental health and cognitive needs of U.S. service members returning from Afghanistan and Iraq; the health and employment problems that hinder veterans' reintegration into civilian life; the role of military spouses; and the need for military-sponsored child care.
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Good Government Award 2010
League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh
Top Work Places 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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RAND Corporation
Board of directorsas of 01/12/2015
Karen House
Chairman and CEO, Technovation, Inc.; Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquistion and Technology
Term: 2009 - 2013
Barbara Barrett
President and CEO, Triple Creek Ranch; Former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
Richard Danzig
Senior Advisor, Center for a New American Security; Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Francis Fukuyama
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, The Freeman Spolgli Institute for International Studies, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University
Pedro Greer
Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Florida International University College of Medicine
Bonnie Hill
President, B. Hill Enterprises, LLC
Ann Korologos
Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Peter Lowy
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Westfield, LLC
Michael Lynton
Chief Executive Officer, Sony Entertainment, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Ronald Olson
Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Mary Peters
Mary Peters Consulting Group LLC; Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Michael Rich
President and Chief Executive Officer, RAND Corporation
David Richards
Private Investor
Leonard Schaeffer
Senior Advisor, TPG Capital; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, WellPoint
Kenneth Feinberg
Founder and Managing Partner, Feinberg Rozen, LLP
Philip Lader
Chairman, The WPP Group; Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley International; Partner, Nelson, Mullens, Riley & Scarborough; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's
Michael Leiter
Senior Counselor to the Chief Executive Officer, Palantir Technologies; Former Director, U.S. National Counterterrorism Center
James Loy
Admiral, United States Coast Guard, Retired; Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group; Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Donald Rice
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Agensys, Inc.; Former U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
Hector Ruiz
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Bull Ventures, LLC; Former Chairman, GLOBALFOUNDRIES; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Karen House
Former Publisher, The Wall Street Journal; Former Senior Vice President, Dow Jones and Company, Inc.