Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (California & Balliol 1981) begins senior White House security position

"Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, former scholar at CISAC and the Preventive Defense Project, starts today, April 8, as the White House Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Arms Control. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and CISAC faculty member, William Perry, a colleague and friend, praised her work in defense policy, arms control and weapons of mass destruction: "Liz has a unique background and experience in all of those fields. I can't think of anybody else who has the same background."

Sherwood-Randall was previously the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs." Read more at The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University