Anne Neuberger is an internationally recognised leader in cybersecurity, risk management, and emerging technology policy, with deep expertise developed through senior leadership roles at the White House and the National Security Agency (NSA). She is the Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University, a Distinguished Fellow at both the Hoover Institution and the Royal United Services Institute, and a Strategic Advisor at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
From January 2021 to January 2025, Neuberger served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies on the White House National Security Council. In this role, she led US government responses to the most consequential national cyber incidents and forged groundbreaking international partnerships, including the 71-nation Counter Ransomware Initiative.
Previously, Neuberger spent more than a decade at the NSA, where she served as Director of Cybersecurity and led the agency’s cybersecurity mission, including efforts in emerging technology areas such as quantum-resistant cryptography. She played a central role in major organisational transformations, including the establishment of the NSA’s Cybersecurity Directorate, driving operational integration and strengthening public-private collaboration. During her tenure, she also served as Associate Deputy Director for Global Intelligence Operations and was appointed the NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer in 2013, following sensitive public disclosures of the agency’s operations.
Neuberger has received the highest civilian awards from both the Department of Defense and the NSA, as well as a Presidential Rank Award.
Prior to her government service, Neuberger was Senior Vice President of Operations at American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, where she oversaw technology and operations. She holds an MBA and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.
