Frances Townsend

Frances M. "Fran" Fragos Townsend (born December 28, 1961) is an American lawyer and business executive who served as Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush from 2004 to 2007, and was formerly the executive vice president for corporate affairs, corporate secretary, and compliance chief officer for Activision Blizzard, until September of 2022, due to Microsoft acquiring Blizzard for $75 billion. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008, Townsend joined CNN as a contributor, but later switched over to CBS where she is a national security analyst for them. Townsend was president of the Counter Extremism Project.

This article is about the U.S. Homeland Security advisor. For the old-age pension advocate, see Francis Townsend.

Fran Townsend
3rd United States Homeland Security Advisor
In office
July 28, 2004 – March 30, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Gordon
Succeeded byKen Wainstein
Personal details
Born
Frances Mary Fragos

(1961-12-28) December 28, 1961
Mineola, New York, U.S.
SpouseJohn Townsend
Children2
EducationAmerican University (BA, BS)
University of San Diego (JD)
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