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Lisa Disbrow | |
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| ActingUnited 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 (1962-09-29)September 29, 1962 (age 63) 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 |
| Years of service | 1985-2008 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Operation Desert storm |
Lisa Stephens Disbrow (born September 29, 1962) is a formerUnited States Under Secretary of the Air Force. From January 20 to May 16, 2017, she served as the ActingUnited States Secretary of the Air Force[1][2] untilHeather 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 Under Secretary in January 2016. She was also the first woman to serve as theAssistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller from 2014 to 2016.[3] She currently serves as a member of thePresident's Export Council.[4]
Disbrow graduated from theUniversity of Virginia in 1984 and served as acommissioned officer in theUnited States Air Force, working primarily inintelligence. In 1992, afterOperation Desert storm, she left active duty and continued to serve in theUS Air Force Reserve. She continued her intelligence work both in her civilian work as a senior systems engineer for theNational Reconnaissance Office and in her AF reserve role.[3]
From 1995 to 2014, Disbrow held a variety of positions on theJoint 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'sNational Security Advisor as the special advisor for policy implementation and execution at theWhite 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 acolonel 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 theJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory[8] and serves on the board of the Wounded Warrior Project.
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| Preceded by | United States Under Secretary of the Air Force 2015–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Secretary of the Air Force Acting 2017 | Succeeded by |
