Lisa Marie Franchetti (born 25 April 1964) is a

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who serves as the 42nd

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since 2 September 2022. A surface warfare officer, Franchetti previously served as director for strategy, plans, and policy of the

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from 2020 to 2022, the second deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development in 2020, and commander of the

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from 2018 to 2020.Vice Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti
, biography,

. Retrieved 8 October 2018 She is the second woman to be promoted to four-star admiral in the United States Navy.

Early life

Franchetti was born in 1964 in

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.One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Annual Northwestern University Commencement
1985-06-15. Retrieved 24 April 2019 She studied at the

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’s

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Lisa Franchetti

alumni. Retrieved 8 October 2018 in

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, being awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and earning departmental honors in history. While at Northwestern, she joined the

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Program and was commissioned in 1985.

Further education

Franchetti has attended the

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, and holds a master's degree in organizational management from the

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Navy career

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Franchetti's operational career includes: auxiliaries officer and first

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on ;

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and jumboization coordinator on ; operations officer on ; combat systems officer and chief staff officer for Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2; executive officer of ; and assistant surface operations officer on Strike Group. She commanded , and

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embarked on . She also served as commander of

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2010, embarked on . Franchetti's shoreside career has included: commander,

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Center

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; aide to the

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;

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officer for the Commander,

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; 4th Battalion officer at the

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; division chief, Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, on the

, J7; deputy director of International Engagement and executive assistant to N3/N5 on the Navy staff; and military assistant to the

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. Since promotion to

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, Franchetti has held appointments as: commander,

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;Navy in South Korea getting first female commander
Jon Rabiroff, Stars and Stripes, 2013-05-29. Retrieved 8 October 2018 commander

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; commander, Carrier Strike Group 15; and chief of staff, Joint Staff, J-5, Strategy, Plans and Policy; and Commander,

,Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti Nominated to Lead U.S. 6th Fleet
Ben Werner, US Naval Institute, 2017-10-31. Retrieved 8 October 2018 Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; deputy commander,

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; deputy commander United States Naval Forces Africa; and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander. On 6 May 2020, Franchetti was nominated chief of naval operations for Warfighting development (OPNAV N7), while keeping her other roles. In April 2022, Franchetti was nominated for promotion to admiral and appointment as

. The Senate confirmed her promotion in May 2022. She assumed the position on 2 September 2022. According to ''

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'', Franchetti is a top contender to replace

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as chief of naval operations in 2023.

Personal

Franchetti is married and has a child.U.S. Navy-ROK Star
Terry Stephan, "Northwestern" magazine, Spring 2015,

. Retrieved 8 October 2018

Awards and decorations

References

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