Richards Heuer Writer

Richards (Dick) J. Heuer, Jr. is a former CIA veteran of 45 years and most known for his work on Analysis of Competing Hypotheses and his book, Psychology of Intelligence Analysis. The former provides a methodology for overcoming intelligence biases while the latter outlines how mental models and natural biases impede clear thinking and analysis. Throughout his career, he has worked in collection operations, counterintelligence, intelligence analysis and personnel security. His latest contribution to the intelligence community is a book co-authored with Randolph (Randy) H. Pherson published in 2010 entitled Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis.

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Birth dateJanuary 01, 1928

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