Anna Morris serves as the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing, leading Treasury's Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC). In this capacity, she spearheads the development of innovative and dynamic strategies to combat the financing of the most critical threats to U.S. national security and protect the U.S. and global financial systems from abuse. Ms. Morris collaborates with senior national security officials and leads engagements with foreign governments and industry partners to shape the effective use of Treasury financial tools, including anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and sanctions authorities. She drives Treasury-wide efforts to address the illicit finance risks associated with a wide range of threats—including state- and non-state adversaries, terrorism, drug trafficking, proliferation—through sharp application of policy, intelligence, and regulatory strategies. Ms. Morris's 12-year tenure at Treasury has been defined by her unwavering commitment to national and international security, marked by transformative policy developments in the use of Treasury’s coercive tools and sound stewardship of a high-performing, dynamic office of strategic thinkers.
Prior to joining the Treasury, Ms. Morris held positions at the Economist Intelligence Unit and the U.S. Department of State addressing Middle East and U.N. Security Council issues. She began her career at the State Department as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2004. Ms. Morris holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the College of the Holy Cross. She is a recipient of multiple honors, including the Salmon P. Chase Award and the Treasury Medal, both awarded by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.