Anne Neuberger
{{Short description|American cybersecurity official (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Anne Neuberger
| image = Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor.jpg
| office = United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology
| president = Joe Biden
| leader = Jake Sullivan
| term_start = January 20, 2021
| term_end = January 17, 2025
| predecessor = Position established
| successor =
| birth_name = Anne Karfunkel
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1976}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Yehuda Neuberger
| relatives = George Karfunkel (father)
| children = 2
| education = Touro College (BA)
Columbia University (MBA, MIA)
}}
Anne Neuberger (born 1976) is an American national security official who served as the deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology in the Biden administration.{{Cite news|title=NSA launches new cyber defense directorate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/nsa-launches-new-cyber-defense-directorate/2019/09/30/c18585f6-e219-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2020-05-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/biden-white-house-cybersecurity-neuberger-455508|title=Biden taps intelligence veteran for new White House cybersecurity role|website=Politico|date=6 January 2021 }} Prior to that role, she served for over a decade at the NSA, as director of cybersecurity, as assistant deputy director of operations, and as the agency's first chief risk officer. She joined the federal government as a White House fellow, working at the Pentagon, and subsequently served as deputy chief management officer of the Navy, before joining NSA.{{Cite web|url=https://frenchamerican.org/young-leader/anne-neuberger/|title=Anne Neuberger|website=French-American Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-13}} Before entering government service, Neuberger was senior vice president of operations at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Early life and education
Neuberger grew up in the Hasidic community of Boro Park in Brooklyn, New York.{{cite news |title=The meteor from Borough Park: Meet the Hasidic woman who manages risk for the NSA |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4699709,00.html |access-date=25 November 2020 |work=Ynet |date=13 September 2015}} In 1997, she received a BA from Lander College for Women of Touro College. In 2005, she graduated from Columbia University with an MBA and master of international affairs (MIA) in operations management, international affairs, security policy, Persian Gulf.{{Cite web|title=A Safer World|url=https://business.columbia.edu/cgi-leadership/chazen-global-insights/safer-world|website=Columbia Business School|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}} She was also selected as a White House fellow.
Career
After graduating with a degree in finance, Anne Neuberger joined the family business of stock transfers and other corporate proxy processing. Neuberger worked in various technology roles, where she was responsible for directing and automating financial sector operations. She entered government as a White House fellow in 2007, working for the secretary of defense and then serving as deputy chief management officer of the Navy.
Neuberger joined the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2009{{Cite web|title='Persistent Engagement': The Phrase Driving A More Assertive U.S. Spy Agency|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/747248636/persistent-engagement-the-phrase-driving-a-more-assertive-u-s-spy-agency|access-date=2020-06-02|website=NPR.org|language=en}} where she has held key leadership positions such as leading NSA's cybersecurity mission, including emerging technology areas like quantum-resistant cryptography.{{Cite web |title=Cyber Week |url=https://cyberweek.tau.ac.il/2022/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Cyber Week 2022 |language=en}} Previously, she co-led NSA and USCC's election security effort and led NSA's intelligence operations, leading an organization of over 20,000 people globally. Neuberger also served as Director of NSA's Commercial Solutions Center and served as NSA's first Chief Risk Officer, building NSA's enterprise risk management program.
In 2017, she was awarded a Presidential Rank Award.
In 2019, General Nakasone formed the NSA's Cybersecurity Directorate and named Neuberger as the first Director of Cybersecurity. The directorate focuses on "preventing and eradicating" cyber threats from countries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-04|title=Top NSA cyber official points to ransomware attacks as key threat to 2020 elections|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/459994-top-nsa-cyber-official-points-to-ransomware-attacks-as-key-threat-to|access-date=2020-06-30|website=TheHill|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=NSA Cyber Chief Wants to Share Digital Threats Early and Often|url=https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2019/09/nsa-cyber-chief-wants-share-digital-threats-early-and-often/159673/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Nextgov.com|date=5 September 2019 |language=en}}
In 2020, she was awarded the DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award and NSA's Distinguished Service Medal, DOD's and NSA's highest civilian awards.
Neuberger left her role as NSA's Director of Cybersecurity in April 2021 after becoming President Joe Biden's Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology and joining the National Security Council.{{Cite web|title=Rob Joyce begins as NSA's Director of Cybersecurity|url=https://www.nsa.gov/News-Features/Feature-Stories/Article-View/Article/2567021/rob-joyce-begins-as-nsas-director-of-cybersecurity/|access-date=May 22, 2021|website=nsa.gov|language=en|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522205031/https://www.nsa.gov/News-Features/Feature-Stories/Article-View/Article/2567021/rob-joyce-begins-as-nsas-director-of-cybersecurity/|url-status=dead}} She left this position at the end of Biden's term in January 2025.{{Cite web |title=POLITICO Pro: Anne Neuberger doesn’t want to stay on, will leave Jan. 17 |url=https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/01/anne-neuberger-doesnt-want-to-stay-on-will-leave-jan-17-00196573 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=subscriber.politicopro.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Neuberger's grandparents are Holocaust survivors,{{Cite web|url=http://longnow.org/seminars/02014/aug/06/inside-nsa/|title=Anne Neuberger: Inside the NSA - The Long Now|website=longnow.org|access-date=2019-10-13}} and her parents were among the passengers on the hijacked Air France flight in 1976, rescued by Israeli commandos in Operation Thunderbolt from Uganda's Entebbe Airport. Neuberger is also the founder of a nonprofit organization, Sister to Sister, that serves single Jewish mothers across the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/07/12/421816261/at-the-nsa-a-rising-stars-commitment-to-faith-and-public-service|title=At The NSA, A Rising Star's Commitment To Faith — And Public Service|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=2019-10-13}} She serves on the board of Bridging Voice and JDC.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}