Heidi Peltier

Heidi Peltier is a Senior Researcher at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University, where she is Director of Programs for the Costs of War Project. Dr. Peltier has written on topics including the employment impacts of military and other public spending; military contracting, or what she calls the “Camo Economy;” and other areas at the intersection of militarism and public finance. She has also written extensively on the employment impacts of the transition to a low-carbon economy.  Dr. Peltier has served as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Energy, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the International Labor Organization and various other institutions.