The Campaign for Pardee RAND: Impact in Action

Before the Campaign for RAND was publicly announced on March 7, 2020, the school had reached out to — and confirmed the support of — several members of the Pardee RAND family. We are proud to feature these philanthropists and their generous contributions.

Gift from Carlucci Family Anchors Pardee RAND Campaign
Mar 11, 2020
A $10 million gift from the family of Frank and Marcia Carlucci — a combination of current and planned giving — will endow scholarships, support the dean's priorities, and provide a title to the role of Pardee RAND dean.
Ann Korologos: Expanding the Impact of RAND Research
Jan 23, 2020
Former Labor Secretary Ann Korologos has been a part of RAND for more than 20 years, as a leader on the Board of Trustees and as a donor. Her most recent gift includes $500,000 to support the Pardee RAND Graduate School and $2 million to help researchers build on timely studies and expand their impact.
Soledad O'Brien: Supporting Diversity at the Pardee RAND Graduate School
Sep 4, 2019
Award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien gave more than $500,000 to the Pardee RAND Graduate School to support underrepresented minority students or first-generation college graduates. She named the scholarship after her parents, Edward and Estela, who inspired her.
Tim Wolf: Carrying on His Family's Commitment to RAND
Jul 9, 2019
Charles Wolf, Jr. was an economist who spent more than 60 years at RAND and was the founding dean of what is now the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He and his wife, Theresa, included a $1 million bequest in their estate plans to support the school and its students. It's a commitment his son Tim plans to carry forward.
Fred Pardee’s $3 Million Gift Aims to Strengthen School’s Global Impact
Sep 17, 2018
A $3 million pledge from Frederick Pardee will expand the Pardee Initiative for Global Human Progress, integrate its efforts with the school's redesign, and help the school institutionalize a focus on global issues.

Philanthropy through the Years

Pardee RAND has benefitted from the generosity of our family for decades. Here are some of the major gifts and donations we have received in the past.

The Carluccis Support RAND's Commitment to Follow the Research Wherever It Leads
Dec 29, 2017
Frank and Marcia Carlucci serve on the RAND President's Council. In 2012, they established an endowed scholarship at the Pardee RAND Graduate School that has since sponsored ten first-year students. They also provide annual grants to promising researchers to give them the freedom to think beyond project work.
Dr. Pedro José Greer, Jr.'s Philanthropy Supports Community-Based Solutions
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Pedro José Greer, Jr. channels his compassion for those in need into philanthropic support to help RAND address health issues and disparities. He has been involved in RAND's health policy work for nearly 30 years, serving in advisory and leadership roles.
David Wang: A Commitment to Diversity
Jan 16, 2017
David Wang's commitment to giving minorities and other underrepresented groups a foothold on opportunity drives his support of Pardee RAND. His gift of $500,000 has allowed the school to provide diversity scholarships and expand its diversity initiatives.
John Seely Brown: Pardee RAND Patron
Aug 22, 2016
John Seely Brown has been steadfast in his philanthropic support of Pardee RAND, the graduate school founded at RAND more than 45 years ago to train the next generation of cutting-edge thinkers and policy analysts. He has served on its Board of Governors since 2013.
Harold and Colene Brown Endow Faculty Chair at Pardee RAND Graduate School
Nov 18, 2015
The Harold and Colene Brown Faculty Chair will enable exceptional RAND researchers and faculty to be in residence at the school each year, allowing them to work on independent research and provide mentorship and guidance to students.
Donald B. and Susan F. Rice Support Pardee RAND's 'Be the Answer' Campaign with $1 Million Gift
Dec 19, 2014
Longtime RAND supporters Donald B. and Susan F. Rice, for the third time, have established an endowed scholarship at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Their most recent gift of $1 million was generously donated as part of Pardee RAND's Be the Answer campaign, which Don Rice chairs and which has thus far raised in excess of $19 million.
Pardee RAND Graduate School Receives $1 Million Gift, Establishes Lynda and Stewart Resnick Endowed Scholarship
Oct 22, 2014
A $1 million gift from philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick will help Ph.D. candidates at the Pardee RAND Graduate School receive exceptional training today to embark on careers in public service.
Cazier Gift to Pardee RAND Graduate School Launches Environmental and Energy Sustainability Initiative
Jun 20, 2014
A $5 million gift from engineer and philanthropist John M. Cazier will turbocharge research in environmental and energy sustainability at the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
Jeremy R. Azrael Scholarship Supports Students from Former Soviet States
Jun 19, 2014
Jeremy Azrael was an expert on the Russian economy who devoted his career to promoting better understanding between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. A scholarship in his name supports a first-year Pardee RAND Graduate School student from a former Soviet state.
Noted Political Scientist James Q. Wilson's Papers to Be Archived at RAND
Jan 14, 2013
The Wilson papers, a mixture of professional and scholarly items that include correspondence with other scholars and public officials, will become part of the James Q. Wilson Archive and will be housed at the headquarters campus of the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, Calif.