Janet Egan

Deputy Director of the Technology and National Security Program, the Center for a New American Security

  • Janet Egan is a senior fellow and deputy director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Her research focuses on the national security implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, including how compute policy can be used to manage the risks and opportunities of advanced AI systems. Prior to joining CNAS, Egan was a director in the Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She has applied experience working on policy at the intersection of national security, economics, and international relations. Her work has spanned issues such as 5G security, cybersecurity, countering foreign interference, foreign investment and trade, and critical infrastructure regulations. She was a member of the prime minister’s task force on critical technologies and the inaugural director of policy in Australia’s Office of Supply Chain Resilience. Egan holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor of arts from Monash University in Australia.

  • Janet’s research specifically focuses on compute governance and national security.

    The selected fellow is expected to do research on this area from a US AI policy perspective.

    You can find her reports and commentaries here to get a better sense of her research taste and interests.

  • Strong candidates have the following characteristics & interests:

    • Proactive, organized, diligent, and curious.

    • Strong research and writing skills.

    • Interest in US AI policy.