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Michael D Rich

President CEO · The Rand Corporation

President CEO at The Rand Corporation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.2M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President CEO of The Rand Corporation, based in Santa Monica, CA.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Michael D. Rich is President Emeritus of the RAND Corporation, where he served as President, CEO, and Trustee from 2011 to 2022.

He was the fifth president and CEO of the Santa Monica-based research organization. Rich began his RAND career as a summer intern in 1975 and held various senior leadership positions including Executive Vice President (1993–2011) and Vice President of the National Security Research Division (1986–1993).

Compiled from public web sources (2 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

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Tenure here
President, CEO, and Trustee, 2011–2022

Body of work

Publications

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Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life

Affiliations

Organizations

The Rand Corporation President CEO · $399.1M revenue · Santa Monica, CAHELP IMPROVE POLICY AND DECISION MAKING THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.pay $1.2M → $1.2MFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Michael D Rich

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Michael D Rich 1 organization · New York, NYCouncil for Aid to Education INC

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M
President & CEO · FY2022
$989K
A
SVP, Research and Analysis · FY2024
$690K
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SVP, Finance & Operations · FY2024
$604K
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Dean, Rand School of Public Policy · FY2024
$514K
M
VP, Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$499K
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VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec · FY2024
$482K
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Senior Principal Researcher · FY2019
$458K
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VP, Nsrd · FY2024
$443K
A
VP, Social & Economic Well-Being · FY2024
$442K
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VP, Arroyo Center · FY2024
$440K
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VP, Health Care · FY2024
$438K

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