Editors

The editorial team behind the AI4GOV project.

Meet Amarda Shehu, Rich Heimann, and I-Sah Hsieh, the editors shaping the research agenda, evidence pipeline, and book manuscript.

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Editor bios

South Carolina

Rich Heimann

Co-Editor and Research Strategy Lead

Inaugural State Director of AI

Rich Heimann contributes research strategy and interdisciplinary perspective to the project, helping position the work across technical, institutional, and governance questions that shape real-world AI adoption.

George Mason University

Amarda Shehu

Managing Editor

Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer; Associate Dean for Research; Professor, Department of Computer Science

Amarda Shehu leads the AI4GOV project, shaping its editorial direction and connecting survey findings, interviews, and public notes into a coherent book-length argument about AI in government.

North Carolina

I-Sah Hsieh

Co-Editor and Methods Lead

Deputy Secretary for AI & Policy

I-Sah Hsieh supports the project’s methods, synthesis, and communication design, helping ensure that evidence gathered through surveys and interviews becomes accessible, useful, and responsibly framed.