Anna Gustafson
Research Associate
Anna Gustafson is a Research Associate at American Global Strategies, where she supports client work with U.S. defense, intelligence, and national security analysis. She brings experience in defense research, conflict modeling and simulation, AI-enabled workflows, legislative work, and political campaigns.
Prior to joining American Global Strategies, Anna served as a Research Assistant at The Heritage Foundation, where she managed and co-authored TIDALWAVE, a large-scale AI-enabled simulation designed to assess America’s anticipated shortfalls in projecting and sustaining forces in a protracted conflict with China and to identify adversary vulnerabilities. She briefed cabinet officials, Members of Congress, the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, and numerous U.S. and allied flag and general officers on the effort. Her experience also includes legislative work in the Florida House of Representatives and involvement in Indiana statewide political campaigns.
Her writing and analysis have been published in The Daily Wire, The Daily Signal, The National Interest, RealClearDefense, and The Washington Times, among others.
Anna earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of South Florida, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
