The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University is pleased to announce that Anne Neuberger has been appointed the next Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer. At Stanford, Ms. Neuberger will guest lecture, collaborate with Freeman Spogli Institute faculty, mentor students and fellows, and advance her own research.

Neuberger was the deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology from 2021 to 2025 where she was a primary author of multiple Executive Orders and National Security Memoranda on national cyber and technology policy. In addition, she also initiated and led the successful effort to convene 71 countries to combat trans-national cyber threats and money laundering via cryptocurrencies.

Previously, she served for over a decade at the National Security Agency and the Pentagon in senior roles where she was responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding operational execution of complex, global operations. At NSA, she was appointed the civilian deputy director of global intelligence and established and led the Cybersecurity Directorate, which included NSA’s first unclassified organization to share threat information with the private sector. In 2013, she was appointed NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer.

Prior to government, Neuberger led technology and operations at a large financial services firm. Throughout her career in both the public and private sectors, she has consistently devoted significant effort to transformative nonprofit projects.

"Anne Neuberger has been a distinguished leader of American intelligence operations, cybersecurity, election protection, and emerging technology risk management.  Stanford students and faculty are deeply fortunate to have her join our intellectual community this Spring Quarter as she will share her experience and insights from years inside the key decision-making bodies protecting the nation," shared Scott Sagan, CISAC co-director and senior fellow with the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) at Stanford University.

Colin Kahl, Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow and former under secretary of defense for policy at the U.S. Department of Defense added, “Anne Neuberger is one of our nation's top intelligence and national security experts. Her vast government experience and her insights into the intersection of cyber and emerging technologies, on the one hand, and an increasingly complex and dangerous world, on the other, will be invaluable for our students and her colleagues."

The Payne Lectureship is named for Frank E. Payne and Arthur W. Payne, brothers who gained an appreciation for global problems through their international business operations. The Payne Distinguished Lecturer is chosen for his or her international reputation as a leader, with an emphasis on visionary thinking; a broad, practical grasp of a given field; and the capacity to clearly articulate an important perspective on the global community and its challenges.