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Deputy National Security Adviser to Vice President From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rebecca Lissner is an American political scientist and foreign policy analyst who currently serves as Deputy National Security Adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris. Previously, she was Acting Senior Director for Strategic Planning on the National Security Council, where she oversaw the creation of the Biden administration's National Security Strategy[1] and directed the Russia Strategy Group.[2] During the Obama administration, Lissner served as Special Advisor to Deputy Secretary of Energy, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall.
Rebecca Friedman Lissner | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard College (BA), Georgetown University (MA, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Deputy National Security Advisor, Office of Vice President Kamala Harris |
Employer | Biden administration |
Spouse | Samuel Lissner |
Lissner holds an AB (magna cum laude) in social studies from Harvard University and a MA and PhD in government from Georgetown University.
Lissner was previously on the faculty of the Center for Naval Warfare Studies at the Naval War College. Prior to that, she held a number of research fellowships and teaching positions, including at Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Lissner's husband, Samuel Lissner, is a principal at Ridgewood Infrastructure,[3] a private equity firm specializing in water, energy transition, utilities, and transportation infrastructure investments. He is also a managing partner at Ridgewood Energy, a private equity firm focused on oil and gas investments[4] in the U.S. deepwater Gulf of Mexico.[5]
Lissner has published articles in Foreign Affairs,[6] The Washington Post,[7] Foreign Policy,[8] and The Atlantic.[9]
She has also authored two books:
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