Lisa Franchetti

Lisa Franchetti
Born (1964-04-25) April 25, 1964 (age 60)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1985–present
RankAdmiral
Commands held
Awards
Alma mater

Admiral Lisa Marie Franchetti (/fræn.kˈɛti/ fran-KEH-ti; born April 25, 1964)[1] is a United States Navy admiral who has been the (33rd)[2] chief of naval operations, and due to having that position, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,[3] since November 2, 2023.[4][5] She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations, and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[4]

Before this she most recently served as the 42nd vice chief of naval operations from September 2022 to November 2023[6] and as acting chief of naval operations (CNO) from August to November 2023.[7][8]

A surface warfare officer, Franchetti previously served as director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff (J5) from 2020 to 2022,[9] the second deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development in 2020,[10] and commander of the United States Sixth Fleet from 2018 to 2020.[11] She has also commanded carrier strike groups and U.S. Naval Forces Korea during her career. She was the second woman promoted to four-star admiral in the United States Navy.[12]

  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1990. p. 401. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Senate Confirms Franchetti to be Next Chief of Naval Operations - USNI News".
  3. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 151
  4. ^ a b Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2 November 2023). "Senate finally confirms Adm. Franchetti as Navy's top officer". Defense News. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ "SECNAV Del Toro Statement on the Swearing-In of Adm. Lisa Franchetti as 33rd Chief of Naval Operations". DVIDS. Washington, D. C.: Office of the Secretary of the Navy. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ Stewart, Phil; Holland, Steve; Stewart, Phil (21 July 2023). "Biden nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be first woman to lead US Navy". Reuters. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Webcast: Austin Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Relinquishment of Office". DVIDS. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Vice Adm. Franchetti Nominated for Joint Staff Role After Brief Time at N7". 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ "VADM Black Takes Command at U.S. 6th Fleet; Franchetti Headed to OPNAV N7". July 2020.
  11. ^ Vice Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti Archived 18 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, biography, United States Navy. Retrieved 8 October 2018
  12. ^ LaGrone, Sam (26 April 2022). "Franchetti Tapped for VCNO; 3rd Fleet Koehler to Joint Staff, Cheeseman to CNP". USNI News. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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