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*[[Naval War College]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])

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'''Lisa Marie Franchetti''' ({{IPAc-en|f|r|æ|n|.|k|'|ɛ|t|i}} {{respell|fran|KEH|ti}}; born 25 April 25, 1964)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DD8BVZeVFP4C&pg=PA180 |title=Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty |date=October 1, 1990 |page=401 |publisher=Bureau of Naval Personnel |access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref> is a [[United States Navy]] [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]] who has been the 33rd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2023/11/02/senate-confirms-adm-lisa-franchetti-as-next-chief-of-naval-operations|title=Senate Confirms Franchetti to be Next Chief of Naval Operations - USNI News|date=2 November 2023 }}</ref> [[Chief of Naval Operations|chief of naval operations]], and due to having that position, a member of thesince [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]],<ref name="auto1">{{UnitedStatesCode|10|151}}</ref> since2 November 2, 2023.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Ziezulewicz |first=Geoff |date=2023-11-02 |title=Senate finally confirms Adm. Franchetti as Navy’sNavy's top officer |url=https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2023/11/02/senate-finally-confirms-adm-franchetti-as-navys-top-officer/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Defense News |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240926032331/https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2023/11/02/senate-finally-confirms-adm-franchetti-as-navys-top-officer/ |archive-date= 26 Sep 2024 }}</ref><ref name="franchetti">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/457088/secnav-del-toro-statement-swearing-adm-lisa-franchetti-33rd-chief-naval-operations|title=SECNAV Del Toro Statement on the Swearing-In of Adm. Lisa Franchetti as 33rd Chief of Naval Operations|date=2023-11-02|access-date=2023-11-03|publisher=Office of the Secretary of the Navy|location=[[Washington, D. C.]]|website=DVIDS}}</ref> She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations, and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<ref name="auto"/>

Before this she most recently served as the 42nd [[vice chief of naval operations]] from September 2022 to November 2023<ref name=vcno>{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Flag-Officer-Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/3148210/admiral-lisa-franchetti/|title=Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti|access-date=3 September 2022|website=U.S. Navy}}</ref> and as acting [[Chief of Naval Operations|chief of naval operations]] (CNO) from August to November 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |lastlast1=Stewart |firstfirst1=Phil |last2=Holland |first2=Steve |last3=Stewart |first3=Phil |date=2023-07-21 |title=Biden nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be first woman to lead US Navy |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-chooses-female-admiral-lead-us-navy-official-2023-07-21/ |access-date=2023-07-22}}</ref><ref name=cno>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32585|title=Webcast: Austin Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Relinquishment of Office|date=2023-08-14|access-date=2023-08-14|website=DVIDS}}</ref>

A surface warfare officer, Franchetti previously served as director for strategy, plans, and policy of the [[Joint Staff]] (J5) from 2020 to 2022,<ref name="news.usni.org">{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2020/09/11/vice-adm-franchetti-nominated-for-joint-staff-role-after-brief-time-at-n7|title = Vice Adm. Franchetti Nominated for Joint Staff Role After Brief Time at N7|date = 11 September 2020}}</ref> the second deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2020/07/01/vadm-black-takes-command-at-u-s-6th-fleet-franchetti-headed-to-opnav-n7|title = VADM Black Takes Command at U.S. 6th Fleet; Franchetti Headed to OPNAV N7|date = July 2020}}</ref> and commander of the [[United States Sixth Fleet]] from 2018 to 2020.<ref name="Franchetti bio">[https://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=729 Vice Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918233750/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=729 |date=18 September 2019 }}, biography, [[United States Navy]]. Retrieved 8 October 2018</ref> She has also commanded [[carrier strike group]]s and [[United States Naval Forces Korea|U.S. Naval Forces Korea]] during her career. She was the second woman promoted to four-star admiral in the United States Navy.<ref>{{cite web|last=LaGrone|first=Sam|url=https://news.usni.org/2022/04/26/franchetti-tapped-for-vcno-second-navy-female-four-star-3rd-fleet-koehler-to-joint-staff-cheeseman-to-cnp|title=Franchetti Tapped for VCNO; 3rd Fleet Koehler to Joint Staff, Cheeseman to CNP|date=26 April 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|website=USNI News}}</ref> She was also the second female Vice Chief of Naval Operations in the history of the navy.

Franchetti, who is of [[Italian Americans|Italian]] heritage,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/3955470/chief-of-naval-operations-inducted-into-rhode-island-italian-american-hall-of-f/ | title=Chief of Naval Operations Inducted into Rhode Island Italian American Hall of Fame }}</ref> was born on April 25, April 1964, in [[Rochester, New York]].<ref>{{Cite webnews|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/who-is-lisa-franchetti-the-first-woman-to-lead-us-navy/articleshow/104931298.cms|title=Who is Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead US navy|date=3 November 2023|vianewspaper=The Economic Times -of TheIndia Times|date=3 ofNovember India2023}}</ref> She studied at [[Northwestern University]]’s's [[Medill School of Journalism]]<ref name="NWU">[https://www.northwestern.edu/about/our-people/lisa-franchetti.html Lisa Franchetti], [[Northwestern University]] alumni. Retrieved 8 October 2018</ref> in [[Evanston, Illinois]], being awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and earning departmental honors in history.<ref name="Northwestern commencement">[https://archive.org/details/annualcommenceme1985nort One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Annual Northwestern University Commencement], 1985-06-15. Retrieved 24 April 2019</ref> While at Northwestern, she joined the [[Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps]] Program and was commissioned in 1985.

Franchetti has attendeda Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Medill at Northwestern University, a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies from the [[Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], and holds a master's degree in organizational management from the [[University of Phoenix]].

[[File:ADM Lisa Franchetti is Sworn in as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations 03.jpg|thumb|Franchetti is sworn in as the 33rd [[chief of naval operations]] on November 2, November 2023.]]

Franchetti's operational careerassignments includes:have included auxiliaries officer and first [[division officer]] on {{USS|Shenandoah|AD-44}};, [[navigator]] and [[jumboization]] coordinator on {{USS|Monongahela|AO-178}};, operations officer on {{USS|Moosbrugger|DD-980}};, [[combat systems officer]] and chief staff officer for [[Destroyer Squadron 2|Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2]];, executive officer of {{USS|Stout|DDG-55}};, and assistant surface operations officer on the {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|6}} Carrier Strike Group staff. She commanded {{USS|Ross|DDG-71}}, and [[USS John C. Stennis#Ships of DESRON 21|Destroyer Squadron 21]], embarked on {{USS|John C. Stennis|CVN-74}}. She also served as commander of [[Pacific Partnership]] 2010, embarked on {{USNS|Mercy|T-AH-19}}.

Franchetti'sAshore, shoreside careershe has included:been assigned as commander, of [[United States Naval Reserve]] Center [[Central Point, Oregon]]; aide to the [[Vice Chief of Naval Operations]]; [[Protocol (diplomacy)|protocol]] officer for the Commander,commander of [[United States Atlantic Fleet]]; 4th Battalion officer at the [[United States Naval Academy]]; division chief, of Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, on the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff|Joint Staff]], J7; deputy director of International Engagement and executive assistant to N3/N5 on the [[Chief of Naval Operations|Navy staff]]; and military assistant to the [[Secretary of the Navy]].

Since promotion to [[flag rank]], Franchetti has held appointments as: commander, of [[United States Naval Forces Korea]];<ref name="2013-05-29_S&S">[https://www.stripes.com/news/navy/navy-in-south-korea-getting-first-female-commander-1.223422 Navy in South Korea getting first female commander], Jon Rabiroff, [[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]], 2013-05-29. Retrieved 8 October 2018</ref><ref name="2015_NW" /> commander [[Carrier Strike Group 9]]; commander, of [[Carrier Strike Group 15]]; and chief of staff, Joint Staff, J-5, Strategy, Plans and Policy; andcommander Commander,of [[United States Sixth Fleet]],<ref name="2017-10-31_USNI">[https://news.usni.org/2017/10/31/rear-adm-lisa-franchetti-nominated-lead-u-s-6th-fleet Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti Nominated to Lead U.S. 6th Fleet], Ben Werner, [[US Naval Institute]], 2017-10-31. Retrieved 8 October 2018</ref> Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; deputy commander, [[United States Naval Forces Europe]]; deputy commander of [[United States Naval Forces Africa]]; and Jointjoint Forceforce Maritimemaritime Componentcomponent Commandercommander{{clarify|reason=This is a functional role associated with a particular operation or exercise, not a specific career assignment. This should be deleted and replaced with the specific assignment in which she served as JFMCC.|date=October 2024}}

During her time as commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, based in Italy, Franchetti oversaw the first-ever use of [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk]] missiles launched by a [[Virginia-class submarine{{sclass|Virginia-class]] |submarine|2}}.<ref name="2023-07-22_DN">{{cite news |last1=Eckstein|first1=Megan |first2=Geoff |last2=Ziezulewicz |title=How Franchetti’sFranchetti's experience made her Biden’sBiden's pick to lead the Navy |url=https://www.navytimes.com/naval/2023/07/21/how-franchettis-experience-made-her-bidens-pick-to-lead-the-navy/ |access-date=26 July 2023 |agency=Navy Times |date=21 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240926034337/https://www.navytimes.com/naval/2023/07/21/how-franchettis-experience-made-her-bidens-pick-to-lead-the-navy/ |archive-date= 26 Sep 2024 }}</ref> The missiles were fired from {{USS|John Warner}} at targets in Syria.

In April 2022, Franchetti was nominated for promotion to admiral and appointment as [[Vice Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1982?s=1&r=17 |website=Congress.gov |access-date=15 June 2022|title=PN1982 - 1 nominee for Navy, 117th Congress (2021-20222021–2022) |date=26 May 2022 }}</ref><ref name="LaGrone 2022">{{cite web|last=LaGrone|first=Sam|url=https://news.usni.org/2022/04/26/franchetti-tapped-for-vcno-second-navy-female-four-star-3rd-fleet-koehler-to-joint-staff-cheeseman-to-cnp|title=Franchetti Tapped for VCNO; 3rd Fleet Koehler to Joint Staff, Cheeseman to CNP|date=April 26, 2022|access-date=April 27, 2022|website=[[USNI News]]}}</ref> The Senate confirmed her promotion in May 2022.<ref name=":0" /> She assumed the position on 2 September 2022.<ref name=vcno/>

On 21 July 2023, President Biden nominated her to replace [[Michael M. Gilday]] as [[chief of naval operations]] (CNO). On 14 August 14, 2023, upon Gilday's retirement, Franchetti became acting CNO.<ref>{{cite news |last1=LaGrone |first1=Sam |title=VCNO Franchetti Set to be Interim Navy Head as White House Stays Silent on CNO Nominee |url=https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/vcno-franchetti-set-to-be-interim-navy-head-as-white-house-stays-silent-on-cno-nominee |access-date=26 July 2023 |agency=USNI News |publisher=U.S. Naval Institute |date=12 July 2023}}</ref><ref name=cno/>

Franchetti was confirmed by the Senate to become the CNO on 2 November 2, 2023, and was sworn in on the same day, becoming the first female CNO and, due to having that position,<ref name="auto1">{{UnitedStatesCode|10|151}}</ref> the first woman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/21/politics/lisa-franchetti-us-navy/index.html|publisher=CNN|title=Biden chooses Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the first woman in US history to be top officer in the Navy|first1=Haley |last1=Britzky|last2=Liptak|first2=Kevin|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref><ref name="27 Jul Flag">{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3473976/flag-officer-announcements/|title=Flag Officer Announcements|date=2023-07-27|access-date=2023-07-28|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="franchetti"/>

Franchetti is married to James Sievert.<ref name="2015_NW">[https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/spring2015/feature/us-navy-rok-star-lisa-franchetti.html U.S. Navy-ROK Star], Terry Stephan, "Northwestern" magazine, Spring 2015, [[Northwestern University]]. Retrieved 8 October 2018</ref> She is a mother. She enjoys running for relaxation and exercise.<ref name="2023-07-22_DN">[https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/07/21/how-franchettis-experience-made-her-bidens-pick-to-lead-the-navy/ How Franchetti’s experience made her Biden’s pick to lead the Navy], Megan Eckstein and Geoff Ziezulewicz, [[Defense News]], 2023-07-22</ref>