Ms LISA K CURTIS

Ms Lisa Curtis is a highly experienced foreign policy and national security expert with over 20 years in the U.S. government, including roles at the National Security Council, CIA, State Department, and Capitol Hill. She currently directs the Indo-Pacific Security Program at CNAS and specializes in U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia. Curtis served as Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for South and Central Asia from 2017 to 2021, shaping key policies, including the South Asia Strategy and the Indo-Pacific Strategic Framework.