Heather Conley

Heather Conley is the president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a non-partisan public policy organization that seeks to promote cooperation and understanding between North America and the European Union. She most recently worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where she served as senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic, and as director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, and developed the “Kremlin Playbook” series. She has held other positions at the American National Red Cross, the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, and the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the State Department. She also established the Enhanced Partnership in Europe (e-PINE), a forum for senior-level U.S. dialogue with the eight Nordic and Baltic states. Conley frequently appears as a foreign policy analyst and Europe expert on CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NPR, and PBS, among other prominent media outlets. Conley is a member of the Board of Directors at The American Ditchley Foundation and the recipient of two State Department Meritorious Honor Awards. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a master’s degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.