RTI International

RTI International (formerly Research Triangle Institute) is a nonprofit organization, headquartered in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, that provides research and technical services. It was founded in 1958 by local businesses and the three North Carolina universities that form the Research Triangle region, with $500,000 in funding. RTI started with departments for research in isotopes, operational sciences and statistics. It restructured into four departments in 1971 and later created the Office for International Projects, now called the International Development Group.

RTI later divided itself into eleven departments, including Health Research, Drug Discovery & Development, Education & Training Research, Survey Research, among others. RTI researchers work with the US Agency for International Development, which has come to account for 35 percent of RTI's revenue. RTI has also conducted research on HIV/AIDS, healthcare, education curriculum and environmental studies among others.