Rebecca Friedman Lissner
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 |
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.
Education[edit]
Lissner holds an AB (magna cum laude) in social studies from Harvard University and a MA and PhD in government from Georgetown University.
Career[edit]
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.
Personal life[edit]
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]
Publications[edit]
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:
- Wars of Revelation: The Transformative Effects of Military Intervention on Grand Strategy (Oxford University Press, January 2022).[10]
- An Open World: How America Can Win the Contest for 21st Century Order, with Mira Rapp-Hooper (Yale University Press, September 2020).[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Biden-Harris Administration's National Security Strategy". The White House. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Lippman, Daniel (20 April 2022). "Harris snags top national security aide from Biden's team". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Samuel Lissner". Ridgewood Infrastructure. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Strategy – Ridgewood Energy".
- ^ "Samuel J. Lissner – Ridgewood Energy".
- ^ Lissner, Rebecca Friedman; Rapp-Hooper, Mira (November 4, 2020). "A Foreign Policy for the Day After Trump". Foreign Affairs – via www.foreignaffairs.com.
- ^ "Analysis | Trump got it wrong at the U.N. America can't counteract China without global institutions". Washington Post.
- ^ Lissner, Micah Zenko, Rebecca (18 August 2020). "This Is What America Looks Like Without Grand Strategy".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lissner, Rebecca Friedman (August 12, 2020). "The Other Way Trump Could Destroy the Next Presidency". The Atlantic.
- ^ Lissner, Rebecca (April 7, 2021). "Wars of Revelation: The Transformative Effects of Military Intervention on Grand Strategy". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197583180.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-758318-0 – via University Press Scholarship.
- ^ "An Open World".
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