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2012 Annual Report

RTI International was established in 1958 as the nonprofit Research Triangle Institute, the founding tenant of North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. RTI was founded as part of a larger effort to harness the intellectual capital of the area's three major universities -- North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina, and Duke University.

  • One of the world's leading research institutes
  • Mission: to improve the human condition by turning knowledge into practice
  • President and CEO: E. Wayne Holden, PhD
  • 3,700 employees worldwide; 2,200 employees in Research Triangle Park
  • Headquartered on 180-acre campus in Research Triangle Park, NC
  • Eight US offices and ten international offices, as well as ongoing projects in more than 75 countries


For more facts about RTI, see Corporate Information as well as our Corporate Overview and current Annual Report.