Jane Holl Lute
November 17, 2025
Topic: Securing the Homeland Since 9/11: What Have We Learned?
Jane Holl Lute currently serves as a director of Union Pacific Railroad, Marsh McLennan, and Shell plc. Ms. Lute served as deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2009-2013. She also served as special advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, where she has held senior positions in peacekeeping, peace building, and political affairs. She served as chief executive officer of the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a not-for-profit organization providing cybersecurity services for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. Ms. Lute is also strategic director for SICPA North America, a company that protects the integrity and value of products, processes, and documents, including most of the world’s banknotes. She began her distinguished career in the United States Army, serving in Europe, Desert Storm, as well as on the National Security Council staff under both Presidents George H.W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton. Ms. Lute holds a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University and a J.D. from Georgetown University.