PNNL

Sarah Frazar is a senior nonproliferation policy advisor at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Her work explores the policy implications of emerging technologies on national security. Her research focuses on issues that sit at the intersection of nuclear safeguards, maritime security, space security, and climate security. During her time at PNNL, she has served as a project manager for several nonproliferation projects and a group leader, managing nearly 90 staff focusing on national security analysis and capacity building. 

Before joining PNNL, she was the deputy team lead in the International Nuclear Safeguards Engagement Program and a Nonproliferation Graduate Program fellow at the National Nuclear Security Administration. She started her career in national security serving as a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; development director and investigative reporter covering national security issues at the National Security New Service; and White House intern. 

She received her undergraduate degree in government from Colby College and her master’s degree in security studies from Georgetown University. Sarah is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the World Affairs Council in Seattle.   

• Blockchain
• Competency-Based Training
• Emerging Technologies
• Foreign Policy
• International Security and Arms Control
• Nonproliferation and Safeguards
• Nuclear Policy

• MA in security studies, Georgetown University
• BA in government, Colby College