Hudson Institute
| Founded | 20 July 1961 |
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| Founded at | Croton-on-Hudson, NY |
| Type | nonprofit |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | Promoting American leadership for a secure, free, and prosperous future |
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| Origins | RAND Corporation |
Area served | United States of America |
President and CEO | John P. Walters |
Chairman | Sarah May Stern |
| Subsidiaries | Hudson Analytical Services Inc |
| Affiliations | Discovery Institute |
| Revenue | $37,400,000 (2021) |
| Expenses | $19,400,000 (2021) |
| Endowment | $81,100,000 (2021) |
| Employees | 60 (2016) |
| Volunteers | 237 (2016) |
| Website | www |
Hudson Institute is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation.
Kahn was a physicist and military consultant known for envisioning nuclear war scenarios. The institute's research branched out from the military into various areas including economics, health, education, and gambling. Kahn died in 1983 and the institute moved to Indianapolis the year after. The institute helped design Wisconsin's influential workfare program in the mid-1990s. Hudson relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2004. It has been noted for work with governments and industries including defense and agribusiness.