Frances Townsend
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Frances M. "Fran" Fragos Townsend (born December 28, 1961) is an American lawyer and business executive who served as Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush from 2004 to 2007, and was formerly the executive vice president for corporate affairs, corporate secretary, and compliance chief officer for Activision Blizzard, until September of 2022, due to Microsoft acquiring Blizzard for $75 billion.[1] She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008, Townsend joined CNN as a contributor,[2] but later switched over to CBS where she is a national security analyst for them. Townsend was president of the Counter Extremism Project.[3]
Fran Townsend | |
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3rd United States Homeland Security Advisor | |
In office July 28, 2004 ā March 30, 2008 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | John Gordon |
Succeeded by | Ken Wainstein |
Personal details | |
Born | Frances Mary Fragos (1961-12-28) December 28, 1961 (age 62) Mineola, New York, U.S. |
Spouse | John Townsend |
Children | 2 |
Education | American University (BA, BS) University of San Diego (JD) |