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Elizabeth Beavers: How the U.S. Defense Budget Shapes Policy and our Global Reputation

  • 02 May 2025
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Pkwy, Hilton Head Island, SC

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Biography

Elizabeth BeaversElizabeth Beavers is a national security legal scholar and a public interest policy advocate. She most recently served as Vice President for Public Affairs at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Elizabeth also teaches remotely as an adjunct professor of counterterrorism law at the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce School of Law. Elizabeth’s expertise on national security law and policy is featured frequently on panels, podcasts, events, and in the media. Her analysis has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, Politico, Reuters, and The Guardian. She has previously served as a Senior Fellow with Data For Progress, and currently serves as Vice President of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s board of directors.

Before her time at the Quincy Institute, she ran a consultancy that worked behind the scenes to strengthen leading national advocacy organizations in their work to lobby lawmakers, organize and train grassroots activists, and change the public narrative on matters of peace and security. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Elizabeth served as Associate Policy Director for the Indivisible Project, a grassroots movement organizing to influence Congress and build progressive power. Elizabeth led the organization’s advocacy efforts on foreign policy, national security, democracy, and human rights. Before that, Elizabeth was the Senior Campaigner on national security and human rights for the U.S. section of Amnesty International, where she worked to reform the U.S. government’s national security policies in line with international human rights standards. Elizabeth also managed the Militarism & Civil Liberties program at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker lobby in public interest.

Elizabeth holds an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in National Security with a Certificate in International Human Rights Law. She is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and received her Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law. Her bachelor’s degree is in public relations and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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