Shira Efron is RAND's distinguished chair for Israel Policy. A leading expert in Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs, Efron brings two decades of experience in policy analysis and research, having previously led RAND's Israel Program from 2016 to 2022.
Most recently, Efron served as director of research and the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation senior fellow at the Israel Policy Forum. She has also advised Israel's Ministry of Defense and its National Security Council and cochaired the subgroup on regional cooperation for Israel's president's climate forum. She also held roles at the Center for American Progress, the Middle East Institute, and the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and was a consultant for the United Nations Country Team in Jerusalem, where she focused on Gaza.
Efron holds a doctorate and master's degree in policy analysis from the RAND School of Public Policy, a master's degree in international relations and international business from New York University, and a bachelor's degree in biology with a minor in computer science from Tel Aviv University. RAND's Israel policy chair was established by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation.
Ph.D. in policy analysis, RAND School of Public Policy; M.Phil in policy analysis, RAND School of Public Policy; M.A. in international affairs/business, New York University; B.Sc. in biology, Tel Aviv University
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