New America Announces Leadership Transition

April 22, 2026 – New America announced today that Anne-Marie Slaughter will step down as CEO of the organization, after more than a decade in the role. She will become Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), effective February 2027. Slaughter will remain in her current position at New America through June 30, 2026. 

Paul Butler, New America’s President and Chief Transformation Officer, will serve as Interim CEO, effective July 1, 2026. 

“On behalf of the New America Board of Directors, I can’t overstate how deeply we have valued Anne-Marie’s visionary leadership over the past 13 years. Guided always by an unwavering dedication to our mission, she has led us with consummate integrity, a vigorous intellectual curiosity, and exceptional empathy,” said Sally Osberg, Chair of New America’s Board of Directors. “During her tenure, Anne-Marie has strengthened our partnerships, renewed our sense of purpose, and deepened our impact. As a result, she leaves a strong and resilient New America, well-positioned for even greater relevance and impact in the years ahead.”

“It has been a true honor to work with everyone at New America, our partners, supporters, and our broader community in advancing work that is both urgent and deeply meaningful,” said Slaughter. “I am very proud of what we have accomplished together, particularly with regard to the ways we are integrating ideas and action, and I am grateful for the passion, innovation, and collaboration that define New America at its best. As I prepare to step into my next role, I carry with me a deep appreciation for this work and a new perspective on how the world should educate the next generation of students committed to solving public problems. I also have full confidence in the leadership team we have built at New America and the organization’s ability to generate big ideas and bold solutions for the America that we are becoming.”

Slaughter will transition to a new role at New America as a Senior Advisor, in which she will continue to provide strategic insight and policy counsel to the organization through the end of 2026. New America’s Board of Directors will oversee the transition process, and Monica C. Lozano, Vice Chair of the Board, will manage the search process for New America’s permanent CEO. 

Since 2013, Slaughter has served as New America’s CEO, following her tenure on New America’s Board of Directors. She is a globally recognized scholar, policy innovator, and public leader whose career spans academia, government, and civil society. She previously served as the Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department, the first woman to hold the position, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a professor at Harvard Law School, where she helped define the emerging field of international law and international relations. 

Slaughter has written and lectured widely on foreign policy, gender equality and caregiving, and American renewal and democratic reform. She is the author or editor of nine books, including Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics (Princeton University Press, 2021), Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family (Random House, 2015), The Chessboard and the Web (Yale University Press, 2017), and The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World (Basic Books, 2007). Unfinished Business was named a best book of the year by The Washington Post, NPR, and The Economist and was a finalist for The Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year. Her 2012 article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” in The Atlantic became the most-read piece in the magazine’s history at the time and sparked a global conversation about gender, work, and caregiving. Slaughter is a contributing editor to The Financial Times and a regular columnist for Project Syndicate.

Slaughter’s leadership has been recognized around the world. She is a recipient of France’s Legion of Honor, the Berlin Prize, and Harvard Law School’s Award for Global Leadership, among many other distinctions, and has been regularly named one of Washington’s most powerful women by The Washingtonian. She has received over a dozen honorary degrees and fellowships from leading institutions in the United States and abroad, and her scholarship and commentary have been cited as groundbreaking in understanding the networked nature of global power.

Slaughter received a BA from Princeton, an MPhil and DPhil in international relations from Oxford University, and a JD from Harvard Law School.