Lisa Franchetti biography: 13 things about US Navy admiral born in Rochester, New York

Lisa Marie Franchetti was born in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States. She is a U.S. Navy admiral.

Franchetti’s sister Meg Weber lives in Duluth, Minnesota, USA while their brother Lawrence Franchetti lives in Miami, Florida, USA. Their uncle Linwood Snider and aunt Sue Snider live in Frederick, Maryland, USA. 

Lisa’s husband Jim Sievert is a Naval Academy graduate, a swimmer and runner. They have a daughter named Isabel Sievert.

From 2020 to 2022, Lisa served as director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff, a military headquarters staff based at The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and departmental honors in history from the Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
2. She attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
3. In 1985, she received her commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at Northwestern University.
4. In 1993, she earned her master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
5. From September 2013 to August 2015, she was the commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Korea.
6. From 2018 to 2020, she was the commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, a numbered fleet of the U.S. Navy operating as part of U.S. Naval Forces Europe.
7. On May 6, 2020, she was nominated chief of naval operations for Warfighting development (OPNAV N7).
8. In August 2020, she became the deputy chief of naval operations in the U.S. Navy.
9. In April 2022, she was nominated for promotion to admiral and appointment as vice chief of naval operations.
10. In May 2022, the U.S. Senate confirmed her promotion to admiral.
11. On September 2, 2022, she was sworn in at The Pentagon as the 42nd vice chief of naval operations.
12. On July 21, 2023, 46th U.S. president Joe Biden nominated her to replace Michael M. Gilday as chief of naval operations.
13. She was 58 years old when she was nominated as chief of naval operations on July 21, 2023. If approved, she would be the first female to hold the position and the first female on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the U.S. Department of Defense.

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