War in Iran: Q&A with RAND Experts
The U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran have sent shockwaves across the region and beyond. RAND experts discuss the dynamics within Iran, regional and global implications, the prospects for diplomacy, and more.
Heather J. Williams
Senior Policy Researcher, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Expertise
Heather Williams is a senior policy researcher at RAND, and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. Williams previously served as associate director of the International Security and Defense Policy Program within the National Security Research Division and associate director of the Strategy, Policy, and Operations Program within the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center. She focuses on homeland defense, violent extremism, Middle East regional issues, and intelligence policy and methodology.
Williams joined RAND from the National Intelligence Council, where she served as deputy national intelligence officer for Iran and acting national intelligence officer for Iran. She additionally worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Special Operations Intelligence Center, and the Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration. She served as a founding member of the Foreign Fighter Task Force and served three overseas tours supporting Special Operations Forces counterterrorism operations. Williams holds an M.S. in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University and a B.S. in U.S. foreign policy and national security from Boston University, and she was a Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholar.
Education
M.S. in strategic intelligence, National Intelligence University; B.S. in U.S. foreign policy and national security, Boston University
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