RHGM is an international strategic consulting firm based in Menlo Park, California and Washington, D.C., founded in 2009 by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and former State Department official Anja Manuel. The firm's primary business is advising senior executives on international strategy, emerging market expansion, and navigating national security and foreign policy challenges related to advanced technologies. Partner Anja Manuel leads the firm's work on U.S.-China technology competition, AI governance, and international technology policy. In 2020, Open Philanthropy funded RHGM specifically to research AI accident risk in the context of great power technology competition.
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RHGM's AI-related theory of change operates through policy influence and senior-level advisory work: by bringing former top U.S. national security officials' expertise to bear on AI governance and technology competition, the firm can shape how corporate and government leaders approach AI safety, technology standards, and international norms. On the specific Open Philanthropy-funded work, the firm's research on AI accident risk in the context of U.S.-China tech competition aims to help policymakers and business leaders understand the interplay between AI safety risks and geopolitical dynamics, potentially leading to more careful AI deployment, better international communication channels to prevent AI-related accidents or misunderstandings, and policies that reduce catastrophic risks from the technology competition itself.
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- Mar 20, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC