Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker

Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker is an attorney with experience in national security, education, and public service. She has served as the General Counsel of the National Security Agency, the Principal Deputy Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, and as the 8th General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Life Parker earned both her undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Michigan.

Parker's legal career began as a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow at Emory University School of Law. She later served as the Director of the New Haven Legal Assistance Association.

Following her government service, Parker became the General Counsel for the University of Wisconsin System. She then served as Dean of the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific from 2002 to 2012, where she was instrumental in establishing the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

Parker also served as the executive director of the State Bar of California from 2015 to 2017, where she worked to bring stability to the organization. She co-presented testimony before the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, emphasizing the importance of civic education in fostering an informed and engaged citizenry.

Currently, Parker serves as a non-resident senior adviser with the Defending Democratic Institutions Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), contributing her expertise to initiatives aimed at safeguarding democratic values and institutions.