Lisa Disbrow

Lisa Disbrow
Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office
January 20, 2017 – May 16, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDeborah Lee James
Succeeded byHeather Wilson
United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
In office
February 24, 2016[1] – June 30, 2017
Acting: March 30, 2015 – February 24, 2016 [2]
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byEric Fanning
Succeeded byMatthew Donovan
Personal details
BornLisa Kay Stephens
(1962-09-29) September 29, 1962
Clifton Forge, Virginia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
George Washington University (MA)
National Defense University (MS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1985-2008
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsOperation Desert storm

Lisa Stephens Disbrow (born September 29, 1962) is a former United States Under Secretary of the Air Force. From January 20 to May 16, 2017[3], she served as the Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force[4][5] 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 Under Secretary in January 2016.[6] She was also the first woman to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller from 2014 to 2016.[7][8] She currently serves as a member of the President's Export Council after her appointment from President Biden in February 2023.[9][10][11]

Education and career

Disbrow graduated from the University of Virginia in 1984 and served as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, working primarily in intelligence. In 1992, after Operation Desert storm, she left active duty 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.[7]

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.[7]

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.[7][8]

Disbrow resigned her position as Under Secretary of the Air Force on June 30, 2017.[12]

Disbrow currently serves as a Director on the Board of Mercury Systems (July 2017);[13] BlackBerry(August 2019);[14] the Sequa Corp and she Chairs the Board for Hensoldt, Inc.[15][16] 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.[17][15] Lisa Disbrow became the chair of the NobleReach board. [18] In February 2022, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appointed her to the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Reform[19][20] then in December 2023, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appointed Disbrow as chair of the Department of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB).[21]

She is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory[22] and serves on the board of the Wounded Warrior Project.[16]

In November 2024, Disbrow was elected chair of the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).[23][24]

Furthermore, Disbrow served as a Special Government Employee (SGE) member of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, listed as an independent consultant, from October 24, 2024 to March 12, 2025.[25]

References

  1. ^ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2016/02/24/disbrow-confirmed-as-air-force-under-secretary/
  2. ^ https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/583356/acting-under-secretary-of-the-air-force-appointed/
  3. ^ "Disbrow to serve as acting AF secretary". Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Disbrow to serve as acting AF secretary". 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Disbrow confirmed as under secretary of the Air Force". Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  7. ^ a b c d "Lisa S. Disbrow". United States Air Force. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ a b "Lisa S. Disbrow | CACI". www.caci.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  9. ^ "President's Export Council Members". International Trade Administration. 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ House, The White (2023-02-28). "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  11. ^ "President's Export Council Members". www.trade.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  12. ^ Hoffman, Mary-Louise (5 July 2017). "Lisa Disbrow: USAF Needs Budget to Modernize Weapons, Increase Force Size". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ^ Williams, Paige (2017-07-28). "Former US Air Force official to join Mercury Systems board". Defense News. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  14. ^ "BlackBerry Appoints Lisa Disbrow to the Board of Directors". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  15. ^ a b "Senior Fellows | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory". www.jhuapl.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  16. ^ a b "Reserve Forces Policy Board" (PDF). rfpb.defense.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  17. ^ "LMI Agrees to Sell For-Profit Subsidiary to Consortium of Investors". LMI.org. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Noble Reach Board Chair". NobleReach=July 2022.
  19. ^ "Austin names two to PPBE Reform Commission | InsideDefense.com". insidedefense.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  20. ^ "DoD Announces Appointments to the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform". Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  21. ^ Weisgerber, Marcus (2023-12-11). "Defense Business Brief: Missile downed in test; Anti-drone kit for Ukraine; Northrop's rocket bet; and more". Defense One. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  22. ^ "Press Release". www.jhuapl.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  23. ^ "NDIA Board of Directors Announces New Leadership, Members". Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  24. ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  25. ^ "2025 Current Fiscal Year Report: Reserve Forces Policy Board". Retrieved 2026-03-04.

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