About Elizabeth
Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall served from 2021 to 2025 as Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy National Security Advisor at the White House, where she managed federal crisis response to terrorism, mass casualty events, natural disasters, and biological threats. She led efforts on synthetic opioid disruption involving an international coalition of 80+ partner countries and coordinated counter-terrorism strategy.
Photo: The White House / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Expert / AcademicPolitician / DiplomatBioconvergenceBioresilienceBiosecurityCounter TerrorismCrisis ManagementDefense PolicyEnergy PolicyHomeland Security
Known for
- Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy National Security Advisor (2021-2025)
- Director of the Initiative on Bioconvergence, Biosecurity, and Bioresilience at Harvard Kennedy School
- Deputy Secretary of Energy (2014-2017)
- Counter-terrorism policy and strategy
- Crisis management and emergency response
- Bioconvergence and biosecurity policy
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