RAND Corporation (AI wing)
- HQ / base
- Santa Monica
- Founded
- —
- Money
- $10.5M+ GVF (2023); larger OP commitments reported (~$15–27M, approx)
- Status
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Under CEO Jason Matheny (2022–), RAND built a Technology and Security Policy Center staffed with EA-adjacent researchers; drafted parts of the Biden AI Executive Order compute thresholds; Politico reported internal grumbling about Open Phil money steering the agenda. The deepest EA penetration of legacy national-security institutions.
Connections
- Jason MathenyCEO (2022–)
- Coefficient Giving (Open Philanthropy)$10.5M+ for AI policy (2023)
- Biden AI Executive Order (Oct 2023)drafted technical provisions
- Ketan Ramakrishnanadjunct / AI-law scholar
- RAND CAST / TASPRAND's AI/tech-security center
- Jason Mathenypresident & CEO of
- Meselson Center (RAND)biosecurity center within
- Coefficient Giving (Open Philanthropy)funder ($15M+ network; TASP + discretionary)