Diane Maender

Principal Analyst @ Amazon | National Security, Intelligence and Risk Analysis

Role
Principal Analyst, Global Risk & Intelligence Services at Amazon
Location
Great Falls, VA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Diane Maender

As a principal at Amazon, I apply my 15 years of experience in researching, writing, and briefing customers on national security issues to help Amazon look around corners and mitigate risk to people, infrastructure, ideas, and brand. In this role, I have grown passionate about assessing risk at the intersection of geopolitics and technology. I have a proven track record of delivering high-quality analysis on priority one topics: cloud computing infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), domestic violent extremism, weapons of mass destruction, nuclear security, and international terrorism. I have a strong background in geopolitics, policy, and national security, having served in three US Embassies abroad and as a senior political analyst at the US Department of State. I also have expertise in the Middle East region, where I supported diplomatic efforts and policy development. All views expressed here are my own.

Experience

  1. Principal Analyst, Global Risk & Intelligence Services

    Amazon

    Apr 2025 — Present · Herndon, VA, US

    Currently thinking a lot about: quantitative modeling of risk at enterprise scale to drive optimized resource allocation; bridging security domains to deliver more integrated risk assessments at the intersection of physical, cyber, and insider threats; and leveraging GenAI + structured frameworks to deepen, accelerate, and scale analysis.

Education

  • Harvard University

    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biochemistry with citation in Spanish language

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