Elizabeth Neumann is Chief Strategy Officer for Moonshot – a social impact
organization, whose work is rooted in the fundamental belief that people can change.
Ms. Neumann oversees Moonshot’s US programs, which support Federal, State, and local governments and community partners to understand and prevent violence. Moonshot’s violence intervention model reaches concerned bystanders and people considering violence online and offers lifesaving services – such as connecting them to established local support services and intervention partners including trained counselors, mentors, and community leaders. The model is operating in several US states and five Canadian provinces.
Ms. Neumann previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and as Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention where she led teams addressing a range of issues including domestic violent extremism, screening and vetting, countering terrorism and transnational criminal organizations, countering hostile UAS (drones), and human trafficking. Ms. Neumann began her homeland security work in the aftermath of 9/11, serving on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council.
She is a Board Member of the National Immigration Forum, founder of the Council on National Security and Immigration, and a National Security Contributor at ABC News.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
