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
Rank Admiral
Commands
Awards
Alma mater
Lisa Franchetti's voice
Franchetti's opening statement at her confirmation hearing to be chief of naval operations
Recorded September 14, 2023

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 since November 2, 2023.[3][4] She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations, and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[3]

Before this she most recently served as the 42nd vice chief of naval operations from September 2022 to November 2023[5] and as acting chief of naval operations (CNO) from August to November 2023.[6][7]

A surface warfare officer, Franchetti previously served as director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff (J5) from 2020 to 2022,[8] the second deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development in 2020,[9] and commander of the United States Sixth Fleet from 2018 to 2020.[10] 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.[11] She was also the second female Vice Chief of Naval Operations in the history of the navy.

  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. ^ a b Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2 November 2023). "Senate finally confirms Adm. Franchetti as Navy's top officer". Defense News. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Webcast: Austin Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Relinquishment of Office". DVIDS. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Vice Adm. Franchetti Nominated for Joint Staff Role After Brief Time at N7". 11 September 2020.
  9. ^ "VADM Black Takes Command at U.S. 6th Fleet; Franchetti Headed to OPNAV N7". July 2020.
  10. ^ Vice Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti Archived 18 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, biography, United States Navy. Retrieved 8 October 2018
  11. ^ LaGrone, Sam (26 April 2022). "Franchetti Tapped for VCNO; 3rd Fleet Koehler to Joint Staff, Cheeseman to CNP". USNI News. Retrieved 3 September 2022.