William R. Heaston

William R. Heaston
  • PhD Student

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    Jon. M. Huntsman Hall, Suite 600
    3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: Corruption, anti-corruption law/strategy, corporate crime, corporate compliance, organizational theory.

Links: CV

Overview

William Heaston is a third-year doctoral student and Winkelman Fellow in Applied Economics in the Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department.  He is also pursuing his law degree at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  His research interests lie at the intersection of law, ethics, and organization theory.  Currently, he is most interested in issues pertaining to corruption, anti-corruption law/strategy, and corporate crime and compliance.

Will has worked in multiple levels of the federal judiciary, interning for judges on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern District of Iowa, and Central District of Illinois. He also previously conducted research for a management consulting firm in Des Moines, Iowa. He holds a B.A. from Drake University and an M.A. from the University of Sussex.

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