Vice Admiral (Ret), US Navy
Vice Admiral Mary Jackson (Ret) retired in July 2020 after over three decades of service in the United States Navy. She began her career
as a Surface Warfare Officer serving on and off Navy
warships achieving command of USS McFAUL (DDG 74),
an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. She subsequently went
on to command the Navy’s largest Navy base, Naval
Station Norfolk where she was the equivalent of a city
manager or Mayor for a city with a population of 64,000 people, managing operational and service industries while managing the Navy’s relationship with local agencies, surrounding communities, regulators, and national media. Jackson holds a Bachelors Degree in Physics (Oceanography emphasis) from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters of Engineering Management from George Washington University.