Who is behind the RAND Corporation?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners.
Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
- Led by Frank Collbohm (President) 1948–1967
On the record
Sourced links that no one presents as their own account, as recorded so far. Others may exist.
Founded by
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United States government
founded
1946
as Project RAND (until 1948)
Primary record
1
Through the U.S. Army Air Forces, under a contract with the Douglas Aircraft Company.
Led by
- Frank Collbohm head of 1948–1967 President Primary record 2
Going further
Proof 2 sources
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A Brief History of the RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation.
Primary record
The U.S. Army Air Forces created Project RAND in 1946 under contract with Douglas Aircraft Company.
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RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes (CP-537), RAND Corporation, 17 Nov 2008.
Primary record
Frank Collbohm became RAND’s founding president, a position he held through his retirement in 1967.
How this answer is built
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What was recorded about an earlier form of the RAND Corporation, the same body under an older name, answers too, and each such line says so.
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