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National Security Network Participant
FDD’s National Security Fellow
2025
2025
National Security Network Participant
Anne Lord
The Vandenberg Coalition
Biography
Last updated: Jan 15, 2025
Anne Lord currently serves as the Vandenberg Coalition’s director of government affairs. Prior to joining Vandenberg, she worked with a small defense-oriented firm, where she provided strategic policy research. Anne received her master’s in strategic studies from the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland. During her time at St. Andrew’s, Anne also served as a National Security Innovation Network X-Force Fellow. Anne also brings hill experience with her to Vandenberg, having served three years on Capitol Hill in the office of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE). Her portfolio included national security, defense, and foreign affairs issues.