Lisa Stephens Disbrow (born September 29, 1962) is the former United States Under Secretary of the Air Force. From January 20 to May 16, 2017, she served as the Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force[1][2] until Heather Wilson assumed the office. Previously, Disbrow served as Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force from January 2015 until she was confirmed by the Senate as the Under Secretary in January 2016. She was also confirmed by the Senate and served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller from 2014 to 2016.[3] She currently serves as a member of the President's Export Council.[4]
Lisa Disbrow | |
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| Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – May 16, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Deborah Lee James |
| Succeeded by | Heather Wilson |
| United States Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office February 24, 2016 – June 30, 2017 Acting: March 30, 2015 – February 24, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Eric Fanning |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Donovan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa Kay Stephens September 29, 1962 Clifton Forge, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) George Washington University (MA) National Defense University (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1985-2008 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Operation Desert storm |
Disbrow graduated from the University of Virginia in 1984 and served as an officer in the United States Air Force working primarily in intelligence. In 1992, after Operation Desert storm, she left active service and continued to serve in the US Air Force Reserve. She continued her intelligence work both in her civilian work as a senior systems engineer for the National Reconnaissance Office and in her AF reserve role.[3]
From 1995 to 2014, Disbrow held a variety of positions on the Joint Staff as a senior civilian, including the Joint Staff Vice Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment. While assigned to the Joint Staff, from 2006 to 2007 Disbrow was detailed to the president's National Security Advisor as the special advisor for policy implementation and execution at the White House. She assisted in planning and implementing the National Security Strategy and advised the White House on issues across the federal government.[3]
Her twenty-three years of uniformed service culminated in 2008 when she retired as a colonel from the Air Force Reserve while serving as special assistant to the director of programs, Headquarters Air Force.[3]
Disbrow resigned her position as Under Secretary of the Air Force on June 30, 2017.[5]
Disbrow currently serves as a Director on the Board of Mercury Systems; BlackBerry; the Sequa Corp and she Chairs the Board for Hensoldt, Inc. In 2022 when LMI sold its for-profit subsidiary, which retained the LMI name, the remaining entity was re-branded as the nonprofit NobleReach Foundation.[6] Lisa Disbrow became the chair of the NobleReach board. [7] She is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory[8] and serves on the board of the Wounded Warrior Project.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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- ^ a b c d "Lisa S. Disbrow". United States Air Force.
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- ^ "President's Export Council Members". International Trade Administration. 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Hoffman, Mary-Louise (5 July 2017). "Lisa Disbrow: USAF Needs Budget to Modernize Weapons, Increase Force Size". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "LMI Agrees to Sell For-Profit Subsidiary to Consortium of Investors". LMI.org. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Noble Reach Board Chair". NobleReach=July 2022.
- ^ "Press Release". www.jhuapl.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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