Suzy previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President, Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council under President Obama and National Security Advisor Susan Rice. In this capacity, she oversaw administrative, budget and personnel matters and focused on strategic planning, operations and crisis management for the NSC.
Before joining the NSC, Suzy served as a principal at The Albright Stonebridge Group LLC, an international strategic consulting firm, on the operations committee of Albright Capital Management and as a principal with The Albright Group LLC. Previously, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Department of State for Secretary Madeleine Albright. She also served as Special Assistant and Assistant Counsel to Ambassador Albright, then the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Prior to her government service, Suzy worked at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
Suzy holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and a JD from the George Washington University Law School. She is a board member of the National Security Education Board, National Security Action, and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.