Susan Hennessey

Senior Fellow, Brookings + Executive Editor, Lawfare

BACKGROUND

My expertise is in national security law and policy related to cybersecurity and surveillance.

BIOGRAPHY

Susan Hennessey is the Executive Editor of Lawfare and General Counsel of the Lawfare Institute. She is a Brookings Fellow in National Security Law. Prior to joining Brookings, Ms. Hennessey was an attorney in the Office of General Counsel of the National Security Agency. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of California, Los Angeles.