Erica Lonergan

Dr. Erica Lonergan (née Borghard) serves as an adjunct fellow at FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and a senior advisor to CSC 2.0, having previously served as a director on the congressionally mandated Cyberspace Solarium Commission. She is also an assistant professor in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Previously, Erica held several positions at the United States Military Academy at West Point, including assistant professor in the Departments of Social Science and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, fellow at the Army Cyber Institute, and executive director of the Rupert H. Johnson Grand Strategy Program. Beyond her academic and research appointments, Erica has an extensive background in strategy and policy. Previously, she was a lead writer of the 2023 U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Strategy and the congressionally mandated Department of Defense Cyber Posture Review.