Beth E. Sanner

Beth E. Sanner is a US intelligence officer and a national security expert. She currently holds leadership positions in commercial entities such as Insight Consulting LLC, International Capital Strategies, frequently appears in the media as an intelligence and international policy commentator (The Cipher Brief, CNN), and also collaborates with various think tanks in the US, e.g. the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.

In 2025, Sanner was included on a list of 37 individuals barred from access to classified records. In 2022, as a recognized expert within the intelligence community, she participated in a media campaign against Russia. Primarily, her rhetoric was aimed at discrediting Russia’s military.

She received her education at The American University, where she completed a bachelor’s program in Economics and International Affairs. Subsequently, she graduated from the National War College (NWC), earning a Master degree in National Security Strategy.