Biography
Marta Weber is a psychologist who has applied thirty years of clinical and forensic expertise to the intelligence domain.
She pioneered in the development of remote personality profiling and is an internationally recognized leader in this highly
specialized field.
In addition to her doctoral degree in psychology, Weber holds advanced degrees in sociology and history. She practiced in
Silicon Valley for several years, where she was a member of the adjunct clinical faculty at Stanford University School of
Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. She was appointed to the first roster of expert witnesses approved by the
California Superior Court system. Transitioning into forensic psychology, Weber undertook additional specialized training
with the head of the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit and became one of a small number of women specializing in criminal
profiling in the criminal justice system, where she worked on several high profile cases. Weber founded and heads
Applied Behavioral Sciences, an intelligence consultancy specializing in human source intelligence and focused in
profiling and related research and consultation. She has conducted profiles of scores of leaders in corporate and
governmental spheres. Her clientele include Fortune 100 companies, international leaders in the legal and financial
fields and federal governmental agencies. Dr. Weber is frequently sought as a speaker and media commentator. She is a
member of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals and the National Academy of Forensic Psychologists.
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Session BI23: Leveraging Behavioral Sciences
for Improved Intelligence Outcomes:
Profiling key decision makers
February 19, 11:00 - 11:45
Abstract:
Analysis of the intelligence issues surrounding the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center brought home the
point forcefully: all intelligence is ultimately human intelligence. No amount of technology can obviate the need to identify,
understand and predict significant human behavior. Although some intelligence sectors have called for the invention of
entirely novel heuristics, the behavioral sciences currently represent enormous, and often under-utilized resources
capable of broadening and deepening human intelligence capabilities in the public and private sectors. Contemporary
behavioral sciences contribute to the intelligence enterprise in three key ways: 1) They are rich repositories of a
wide range of knowledge that can inform intelligence analysis of human behavior. 2) Their various methodologies can
be adapted to intelligence applications. 3) Several fields provide lenses through which the intelligence process itself
can be evaluated and refined. This presentation will review real-world examples from individual and social psychology,
cultural anthropology, psycho-linguistics, sociology, economics and political science to illuminate contributions each
field makes to the broad range of intelligence functions and outcomes. Special emphasis will be given to projective
psychological profiling: remote personality profiling and the analysis of motivation, along with individual and group
behavioral forecasting and cross-cultural issues. The session will wrap up with an overview of one of the most promising
current intelligence innovations: multidisciplinary teams supporting computer modeling of complex human phenomenon.
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