Shira Efron
Distinguished Chair for Israel Policy, RAND
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 2016-22.
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 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, Middle East Institute, and 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 in policy analysis from the RAND School of Public Policy, master’s in international relations and international business from New York University, and bachelor’s in biology with a minor in computer science from Tel Aviv University.
Events
Nov 12, 2026
10:00am - 11:00am
Israel’s Next Government and the Future of Relations With the Gulf
On November 12, AGSI will host a discussion on Israel's elections and the prospects for Israel's relations with the Gulf.
Speakers
