Victoria Coates is the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security at The Heritage Foundation. Coates’ personal scholarship focuses on building global energy security, countering predatory Chinese activity, expanding the historic Abraham Accords, and establishing a U.S.-led Middle East strategic alliance. Coates routinely appears on TV and radio and her writing has appeared in outlets including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Times. 

Coates previously served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council staff during President Trump's first term. Coates holds a B.A. from Trinity College, a M.A. from Williams College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, all in art history.