DR. DIANA BURLEY

Diana L. Burley, Ph.D., is the senior vice president of research at the Brookings Institution, where she plays a crucial role in research quality, scholar culture and success, impact planning, and cross-program initiatives. A global cybersecurity expert, she joins Brookings from American University where she served as vice provost for research and innovation since 2020, overseeing the university-wide research enterprise as both chief research officer and chief innovation officer. At AU, she also served as a tenured full professor and led two research institutes, the Cyber & Economic Security Institute and the Translating Research into Action Center. An active researcher, Diana has authored nearly 100 publications, regularly advises executives on emerging technologies and the future of work.

Prior to American University, Diana spent 14 years at George Washington University as a professor, administrator, and executive director of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P)—a 26-member cybersecurity research consortium. She is an elected fellow of that National Academy of Public Administration, serves on the Cyber Future Foundation board of directors, and has been honored by the Executive Women's Forum, SC Magazine, and the Federal CIO Council, for her leadership in building the global cybersecurity workforce. Diana earned her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.