Rea Hederman, Jr.

Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Data Analysis

Rea Hederman is manager of operations in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation. Hederman’s responsibilities include management of the Center’s legislative evaluation activities and related functions.

Hederman works closely with the Center’s research and development project manager, Ralph Rector, to make certain that the Center’s evaluation work for the administration, Congress, the media, other think tanks, and state organizations proceeds on schedule and on budget. In addition, Hederman provides statistical analysis and econometric modeling for many key Heritage policy initiatives ranging from taxes to welfare.

He is a graduate of the University of Virginia with bachelor’s degrees in history and foreign affairs.