RAND Alumni Association
Who We Are
The RAND Alumni Association (RAA) was established in 1992. Its primary purpose is to provide a forum for social and professional activities of former and current RANDites. Since then, we have grown from the first 100 Charter Members to more than 2,000 strong, across the United States and around the world. Every three years, a 12-member volunteer Board of Directors is elected to guide and govern the RAA, with support provided by RAND's Development Office.
In November 2008, RAA members elected a new board to serve for 2009-2011. Because of a tie, our current board consists of the following 13 members: Carol Abrams, Lynn Anderson, Jackie Berman, Glenda Callanen, Natalie Crawford, Steve Drezner, Suzy Goulet, Mario Juncosa, Louise Martin, Lee Meyer, Malcolm Palmatier, Tony Pascal, and Lou Rowell. At the January 2009 board meeting, Natalie Crawford and Lynn Anderson were elected president and vice president, respectively.
Membership
Membership in this informative, service-oriented network of friends is open to any former or current staff member, Pardee RAND Graduate School fellow, consultant, military officer who served as a research fellow at RAND, or member of RAND's Board of Trustees, and their spouses.
RAND—Then, Now, and Tomorrow
Forerunner of the Internet: Early RAND Work in Distributed Networks and Packet Switching (1960-1965)
At a recent RAND Alumni Association event, RAND alumnus Paul Baran discussed his work on distributed networks and packet switching.
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RAND is known mostly for influential studies that address pressing policy
issues. But RAND also has a history of thinking broadly about what the
future holds. Two papers recently resurfaced that we hope you find of
interest.
The Computer in Your Future, Willis H. Ware, 1967
Some Changes in Information Technology Affecting Marketing in the Year 2000 Paul Baran, 1968
Read more at: "RAND—Then, Now, and Tomorrow," RAND Review, Summer 2008
RAND News of Interest to Alumni
2006 PRGS Commencement Address Available
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, delivered the 2006 PRGS commencement address. Bildt focused on seven lessons derived from a decade of state-building.
Read the Commencement Address
Santa Monica Headquarters Campus
In November 2004, the RAND Corporation officially occupied its new headquarters facility in Santa Monica, California. Along with an adjacent building, the facility comprises the RAND Santa Monica headquarters campus and marks a significant milestone for RAND.
Get more details on the RAND headquarters campus
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