Think tank

The Aspen Institute

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Washington D.C., United States

The Aspen Institute is a nonpartisan forum for values-based leadership and the exchange of ideas. The Institute and its international partners promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding in a nonpartisan and nonideological setting through regular seminars, policy programs, conferences, and leadership development initiatives.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/

Address:
2300 N Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20037

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Defence/Peace/Security Education Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Law/Justice/Human rights Media/Culture/Sport Trade/Economics/Finance
Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1949
Age (years)
The Aspen Institute
 74
United States average
 40
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Walter Paepcke
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2021): Daniel R. Porterfield
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): Daniel R. Porterfield
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
The Aspen Institute
 309
United States average
 38
Global average
 85
2019
The Aspen Institute
 272
2017
The Aspen Institute
 285
% Female staff
2019
The Aspen Institute
 65%
United States average
 46%
Global average
 43%
% Female researchers
2019
The Aspen Institute
 63%
United States average
 27%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Financials
2015
The Aspen Institute
 $142,854,526
United States average
 $21,241,527
Global average
 $57,395,241

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
The Aspen Institute
 80,303
United States average
 88,202
Global average
 32,612
Likes (2021)
The Aspen Institute
 79,819
Likes (2019)
The Aspen Institute
 78,039
Twitter
Followers (2022)
The Aspen Institute
 116,031
United States average
 48,801
Global average
 19,179
Followers (2021)
The Aspen Institute
 111,736
Followers (2019)
The Aspen Institute
 103,200
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
The Aspen Institute
164,000 
United States average
 16,495
Global average
 5,592
Subscribers (2021)
The Aspen Institute
 138,000
Subscribers (2019)
The Aspen Institute
 94,700
Instagram
Followers (2022)
The Aspen Institute
 28,216
United States average
 20,431
Global average
 14,557
Followers (2021)
The Aspen Institute
 23,822
Followers (2019)
The Aspen Institute
 18,800
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
The Aspen Institute
 77,708
United States average
 28,832
Global average
 16,270
Followers (2021)
The Aspen Institute
 57,616
Followers (2019)
The Aspen Institute
 33,493

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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