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Anne Neuberger Payne Lecturer, Stanford University Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institute and Royal United Services Institute (UK) Former Deputy National Security Advisor, USA LinkedIn Anne Neuberger is an internationally recognized leader in cybersecurity, risk management and emerging technology policy, with deep expertise developed through senior roles at
the White House and National Security Agency. Her strategic acumen, crisis leadership, and collaborative approach with international partners have earned her a reputation for delivering impact in high-stakes environments. She is the Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University and a strategic advisor at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Ms. Neuberger served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor in the Biden Administration. In that role she had primary responsibility for national policy around cyber warfare, cybersecurity and emerging technologies, including quantum, spectrum and advanced telecommunications (5G/6G) and components of AI policy. She has built and led international coalitions to address transnational threats, most notably establishing the U.S. Counter-Ransomware Initiative, which now includes over 70 partner countries. She has extensive experience coordinating diplomatic, law enforcement, and industry efforts, translating complex technical challenges into actionable strategies and outcomes. Prior to this role she served for over a decade at NSA and the Pentagon in senior roles where she was responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding execution of complex, global operations. She has led major organizational transformations, including the creation of NSA’s Cybersecurity Directorate (4,000 people), where she drove operational integration and public–private collaboration. At NSA, she was appointed the civilian deputy director of global intelligence operations (19,000 professionals) and director of the Cybersecurity Directorate. In 2013, she was appointed NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer, following sensitive media disclosures of NSA’s operations. In that role, Ms. Neuberger built NSA’s enterprise risk management program and guided the rebuilding of NSA’s private sector and foreign partner partnerships. She was awarded DoD and NSA’s highest civilian awards, as well as a Presidential Rank Award. Prior to her government service, Ms. Neuberger held several positions related to technology and operations at a large financial services firm. Throughout her government and private sector roles she continued to devote significant effort to transformative non-profit projects.
Ms., Neuberger has an MBA and Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.
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