Shea Bradley-Farrell, PhD is President of Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research, and Education (CIPRE) in Washington, D.C., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and the voice for conservatives in the global arena.  CIPRE promotes the values and merits of national sovereignty, free market economies, and the cultural foundations of family, religious liberty, and the right to life.As a policy expert and strategist, Dr. Shea provides analysis and recommendations to U.S. and foreign officials at the highest level of government. Dr. Shea is an expert in foreign policy and aid, national security, international development, women’s empowerment, and human rights. She is a Policy Fellow at George Mason University and was a professor and subject matter expert for the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation University.  Dr. Shea is widely published and appears often on TV news and radio.  She presents internationally to venues such as the U.S. State Department, the Wilson Center, the Heritage Foundation, Budapest Demographic Summit III, the Gulf Studies Symposium, and the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) -Hungary. Dr. Shea holds a PhD and MS from Tulane University.