Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert, violence prevention advocate, and author of the book Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace.

With over two decades of experience, Elizabeth served across three Presidential Administrations - on the inaugural staff of The White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush; advising the Office of the Director of National Intelligence during the Obama Administration; and as the Department of Homeland Security’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention in the first Trump Administration. During her tenure at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), she rallied the national security community to better address the rise of domestic violent extremism, for which she received DHS’ Outstanding Service Silver Medal.

She is the Chief Strategy Officer for Moonshot, a social enterprise working to end online harms (i.e., violent extremism, child exploitation, human trafficking, etc.) and twice named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company magazine. Elizabeth leads Moonshot’s U.S. team, which supports governments, the private sector, and community partners to understand and prevent violence.

Elizabeth is a national security contributor for ABC News; Board Chair for the National Immigration Forum; and co-founder of the Council on National Security and Immigration. She is a Fellow of the fourth class of the Civil Society Fellowship of The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.