Beth’s trusted analysis on crises across the globe provides information leaders need for action and the public needs to understand our complex world.
Beth Sanner, a leading commentator, speaker, strategist, and analyst of global affairs, is a national security contributor for CNN, director of geopolitics and strategy at International Capital Strategies, and holds senior fellow positions at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. She is also a distinguished advisor to Australia’s National Security College.
As Deputy Director of National Intelligence (DDNI), Beth was the nation’s top intelligence analyst and also served as President Trump’s intelligence briefer during his first term, briefing the President more than 100 times. In an intelligence career spanning three decades, she was director of the President’s Daily Brief, vice chair of the National Intelligence Council, and a senior executive in CIA’s Directorate of Analysis, before being appointed DDNI. She also served on the White House National Security Council staff and at the State Department.
In 2021, Beth received the Presidential Rank Award, the highest honor granted to civil servants, for her leadership role in support of U.S. national security and the Distinguished Intelligence Service Medal, the Intelligence Community’s highest award.
