Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall is the 2026-2027 Ashton B. Carter Visiting Professor of the Practice of Public Policy. She has had a trailblazing career in national and homeland security, serving in key leadership roles at the White House, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense. During the Obama Administration, Dr. Sherwood-Randall served in three successive roles: Deputy Secretary of Energy (2014-2017); White House Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Arms Control (2013-2014); and Senior Director for Europe on the National Security Council (2009-2013). She served in the Clinton Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia (1994-1996). At the beginning of her career, she served as Chief Foreign Affairs and Defense Policy Advisor to Senator Joe Biden. Dr. Sherwood-Randall has taught, conducted research, and mentored students at universities and think tanks including Harvard, Stanford, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Council on Foreign Relations. She has also advised national laboratories, power grid and cybersecurity startups, and energy investment funds.
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Guest Speaker
Ashton B. Carter Visiting Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
