RAND Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides objective research and public policy analysis services for policy and decision making. RAND Corporation’s research areas include education and arts, children and families, energy and environment, health and healthcare, infrastructure and transportation, international affairs, law and business, national security, population and aging, public safety, science and technology, and terrorism and homeland security. The company also operates a graduate school that provides public policy PhD programs. It serves government agencies, foundations, other non-profit organizations, and private-sector firms in the United States and internationally. RAND Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with offices worldwide.