Dr. William B. Farrell

Dr. William B. Farrell: *Senior leader with global experience in the U.S. Government, multilaterals, NGOs, contractors, and universities, applying firm knowledge of foreign policy objectives to design, acquire, manage, and implement large-scale programs and organizations. *Subject matter expert on human security and transnational threats, focused on the causes and responses to violent extremist mobilization, malign actor influence, conflict, fragility, and fragmentation in developing countries. *Doctoral-level professional, drawing on a solid scholarly foundation to shape strategies, produce policy-oriented research, assessment, and evaluations, and deliver relevant tailored courses and trainings. *Experienced program cycle manager overseeing activities of multiple partners and grantees, providing direct supervision of teams with diverse staff and functions, and overseeing geographically dispersed operating units, suboffices, staff, and multi-million-dollar budgets. *Multilingual problem-solver with primary geographic experience in: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mauritania, and Kenya.