Jane Lute

Ms. Jane Holl Lute currently serves as the Assistant Secretary-General of Peacebuilding within the United Nations.
Ms. Lute is the Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse. Ms. Lute also serves concurrently as the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the relocation of Camp Hurriya residents outside of Iraq.

Prior to re-joining the UN, Ms. Lute served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Internet Security (CIS), an independent not-for-profit with the mission to lead the global community to a secure cyber future. CIS is home to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), an organization established to assist the public and private sectors in measurably strengthening their cybersecurity posture.

From 2009 - 2013, Ms. Lute served as Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As the Department’s chief operating officer, Ms. Lute was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Department’s efforts to prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage the nation’s borders, administer and enforce U.S. immigration laws, strengthen national resilience in the face of disasters, and ensure the nation’s cybersecurity.