About
An institution, and what it holds itself to.
Perrin Research is the operating name of Perrin Institution, Inc., a 501(c)(3) think tank based in Florida, USA.
You cannot govern what is not built.
Most policy is written a long way from the thing it regulates. A rule gets drafted, published, and handed to the people who have to live under it. They are the ones who find out what it costs, what it accidentally prohibits, and whether it could have been built in the first place.
We treat that as a problem of legitimacy, not efficiency. If you want to require something of an industry, you should have built the system that has to meet the requirement.
So we build first. Every framework we publish arrives with a working version of the system it describes, and we say plainly what building it changed about the framework.

Kashaf Alvi, former Policy Director at Perrin, on the BBC discussing technology governance.
…your initiative sets a powerful example of how passion and purpose can drive meaningful change…
Senator Chris Van Hollen, Official Letter of Commendation
- Operating name
- Perrin Research
- Registered as
- Perrin Institution, Inc.
- Status
- 501(c)(3) think tank
- Registered office
- 303 Banyan Blvd, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Officers
- Finn Järvi
- Founder and Chairman of the Board
- Cash Hilinski
- Founder and President
- Okezue Bell
- Founder and President Emeritus
Perrin & Fidutam counted more than 1,600 members in its community over the years, and Perrin Research inherits that record. Membership does not constitute employment. The organization has only ever employed six people, and any other individual claiming to be on the team of, employed by, or otherwise representing the organization is making a false claim. To verify someone's affiliation, contact us directly.
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