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President & CEO Laura Nelson Announces Her Retirement

Laura Nelson looks forward to her next chapter as she prepares to bid farewell to the NCF.

November 14, 2025

Laura Nelson NCF President & CEO

What an incredible journey it has been!

After nearly seven years as President and CEO of the National Cryptologic Foundation, I have decided to retire. When I accepted the role as the NCF’s first CEO in 2019, I could not have imagined the path that lay ahead.

Over these years, we have expanded our mission to include a dynamic education program and launched our Convening to Act initiative to address the complex challenges facing the cryptologic community. Most importantly, we have built a lasting and meaningful partnership with the National Security Agency—one that will continue to strengthen and grow.

It has been my great honor to lead this organization through a period of remarkable growth and transformation. Now, it is time to pass the torch and begin my next chapter.

~ Laura

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