Vice Admiral Kelly Aeschbach is an accomplished executive with 34+ years of proven expertise in information warfare, corporate strategy, and talent management.

In her last assignment, she was the Navy’s lead Information Warfare Officer, responsible for overseeing over 20,000 uniformed and civilian personnel delivering information-related capabilities globally for the Navy and Department of Defense.

She served as the principal senior advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and all Fleet Commanders on information warfare, participating in several Navy advisory boards. She executed a $1.8 billion portfolio, prioritizing how the Navy allocated funds for critical information capabilities in a resource constrained environment.

During previous assignments, she led joint, multinational, and interagency organizations both at sea and ashore across all aspects of information warfare. She also served as the Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Navy’s service intelligence center, and as the Commander of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic, providing global communications for the Navy.