Anne Neuberger is an internationally recognized expert in cybersecurity, risk, and emerging technologies. She is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and a distinguished fellow at Stanford University and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Ms. Neuberger served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor from 2021 to 2025. In that role, she had primary responsibility for national policy around cyber and emerging technologies, including quantum, spectrum, and advanced telecommunications (5G/6G). She also initiated and led the successful effort to convene 71 countries to combat transnational cyber threats like ransomware and money laundering via cryptocurrencies. Prior to this role, she served for over a decade at the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Pentagon in senior roles, where she was responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding operational execution of complex, global operations. At the NSA, she was appointed as the civilian deputy director of global intelligence operations (19,000-plus professionals). Ms. Neuberger also established and led the Cybersecurity Directorate (4,000 people), which included NSA’s first unclassified organization to share threat information with the private sector. In 2013, she was appointed the NSA’s first chief risk officer, following sensitive media disclosures of the NSA’s operations. In that role, Ms. Neuberger built the NSA’s enterprise risk management program and guided the rebuilding of the NSA’s private-sector and foreign-partner partnerships thereafter. She was awarded the Department of Defense and the NSA’s highest civilian awards, as well as a Presidential Rank Award. Prior to her government service, Ms. Neuberger held several positions related to technology and operations at a large financial services firm. Throughout her government and private sector roles, she continued to devote significant efforts to transformative nonprofit projects.