About

Lisa S. Disbrow is the Independent Chair of the Board of CACI International, where she has served as a director since 2021. She brings 40 years of experience in national security across both government and the public sector, along with broad experience serving on the boards of public companies that provide technology and solutions to commercial and government customers.

Ms. Disbrow retired as the 25th Senate-confirmed Under Secretary of the United States Air Force in June 2017. Concurrent with that role, from January 2017 through May 2017, she served as Acting Secretary of the United States Air Force, and she previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Over a 32-year federal career she held senior civilian positions on the United States Joint Staff, leading joint warfighting requirements and capabilities development for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Vice Director of J8; served in the National Reconnaissance Office as a Systems Engineer; and served on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush. She is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, having served in intelligence, programming, and operational planning positions and deployed in Operations Desert Storm/Southern Watch, with civilian recognitions including the President's Distinguished Rank and Meritorious Rank Awards.

Ms. Disbrow is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab and chairs the board of the National Defense Industrial Association. She was an appointed member of the President's Export Council, served as an appointed Commissioner on the U.S. Congress' PPBE Reform Commission, and previously chaired the DOD Reserve Forces Policy Board.

Roles

Caci International Inc.
Chair of the Board · Current role
2021–present
United States Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force (25th) · Senate-confirmed; concurrently served as Acting Secretary of the Air Force from January 2017 through May 2017; previously Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller.
until June 2017
United States Joint Staff
Vice Director, J8 · Led joint warfighting requirements and capabilities development initiatives for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
National Reconnaissance Office
Systems Engineer
National Security Council
Staff (under President George W. Bush)
United States Air Force
Colonel (retired) · Served in intelligence, programming and operational planning positions; deployed in Operations Desert Storm/Southern Watch.
Perspecta Inc
Director
through acquisition in May 2021
U.S. Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force (and Acting Secretary, Jan–May 2017)
2015–2017
U.S. Air Force
Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
2014–2016

External Roles

Mercury Systems, Inc.
Director
BlackBerry Limited
Director, Audit Committee Chair
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Senior Fellow
National Defense Industrial Association
Board Chair

Also at Caci International Inc.

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