Rebecca Friedman Lissner Explained

Nationality:American
Education:Harvard College (BA), Georgetown University (MA, PhD)
Occupation: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

Lissner holds an AB (magna cum laude) in social studies from Harvard University and a MA and PhD in government from Georgetown University.

Career

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

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

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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-10-13 . Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Biden-Harris Administration's National Security Strategy . 2023-12-11 . The White House . en-US.
  2. Web site: Lippman . Daniel . Harris snags top national security aide from Biden's team . 2022-04-21 . POLITICO . 20 April 2022 . en . 2022-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424185159/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/20/harris-national-security-adviser-biden-00026673 . live .
  3. Web site: Samuel Lissner . 2022-10-08 . Ridgewood Infrastructure . en-US . 2022-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008192124/https://ridgewoodinfrastructure.com/team/samuel-lissner/ . live .
  4. Web site: Strategy – Ridgewood Energy . 2022-10-10 . 2022-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010174842/https://ridgewoodenergy.com/strategy/ . live .
  5. Web site: Samuel J. Lissner – Ridgewood Energy . 2022-10-07 . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007144526/https://ridgewoodenergy.com/team/samuel-lissner/ . live .
  6. A Foreign Policy for the Day After Trump. Rebecca Friedman. Lissner. Mira. Rapp-Hooper. Foreign Affairs. November 4, 2020. www.foreignaffairs.com. 2022-04-07. 2022-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220404202715/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-09-30/foreign-policy-day-after-trump. live.
  7. News: Analysis Trump got it wrong at the U.N. America can't counteract China without global institutions. . Washington Post . 2022-04-07 . 2022-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205172924/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/25/trump-got-it-wrong-un-america-cant-counteract-china-without-global-institutions/ . live .
  8. Web site: This Is What America Looks Like Without Grand Strategy. Micah Zenko, Rebecca. Lissner. 18 August 2020. 7 April 2022. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407180515/https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/18/this-is-what-america-looks-like-without-grand-strategy/. live.
  9. Web site: The Other Way Trump Could Destroy the Next Presidency. Rebecca Friedman. Lissner. August 12, 2020. The Atlantic. April 7, 2022. April 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407180812/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/other-way-trump-could-destroy-next-presidency/615130/. live.
  10. Web site: Wars of Revelation: The Transformative Effects of Military Intervention on Grand Strategy. Rebecca. Lissner. April 7, 2021. Oxford University Press. University Press Scholarship. 10.1093/oso/9780197583180.001.0001. 978-0-19-758318-0 .
  11. Web site: An Open World.

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