Divisions & Teams
12| Name | Type | Lead | Status | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
'Day After AGI' exercises. US-China AI competition, nuclear stability, strategic instability research. | Dept | Joel B. Predd | Active | Verified | |
RAND's newest division. Houses CAST, Geopolitics of AGI, China Research, Forecasting Initiative. VP: Matan Chorev (March 2026). Previously led by Jim Mitre. | Dept | Matan Chorev | Active | Verified | |
Research for OSD, Joint Staff, Unified Combatant Commands, defense agencies, USMC, Navy. | Dept | Active | Verified | ||
U.S. Army's sole FFRDC. Founded 1982. | Dept | Active | 1982 | Verified | |
Formerly TASP. Focus: frontier AI policy, governance, biosecurity, cybersecurity. Includes fellows program. | Dept | Sella Nevo | Active | Verified | |
Distinguished Tang Chair director (Dec 2024). China AI industrial policy, tech competition, chip exports. | Dept | Jude Blanchette | Active | Verified | |
FFRDC for OSD, Joint Staff, and defense agencies. | Dept | Active | Failed source check | ||
Founded 1946 — the only Air Force FFRDC. RAND's original mission. | Dept | Active | 1946 | Verified | |
Research on emerging technologies, cybersecurity, space, and applied science policy. | Dept | Active | Failed source check | ||
AI policy research covering governance, regulation, and societal impacts of AI. Part of RAND's broader technology policy portfolio. | Program | Active | Failed source check | ||
National security, defense strategy, and geopolitics research. One of RAND's founding focus areas. | Program | Active | Failed source check | ||
Crowdsourced forecasts including superforecasters on AI timelines and geopolitical AI developments. | Program | Active | Verified |