As we prepare to honor Three Wise Women in each of our four regions this January at our Epiphany celebrations, we’re thrilled to give you the opportunity to get to know these inspiring and accomplished Italian American ladies a little better.

Keep your eyes on our blog over the next twelve days to meet our Wise Women during the #12DaysofWiseWomen series!

Gina M. Grosso
Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force

Gina will be honored at our Greater New York Region Epiphany on January 14, 2016. Buy tickets here.

Lt. Gen. Gina M. Grosso is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Grosso serves as the senior Air Force officer responsible for comprehensive plans and policies covering all life cycles of military and civilian personnel management, which includes military and civilian end strength management, education and training, compensation, resource allocation, and the worldwide U.S. Air Force services program.

General Grosso entered the Air Force in 1986 as a Reserve Officer Training Corps distinguished graduate from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has held several command and staff positions throughout her career. As a staff officer, she served as an operations analyst, personnel programs analyst, Air Staff

and Office of the Secretary of Defense action officer, Major Command Director of Manpower and Personnel, Director of the Air Force Colonel Management Office, Director, Manpower, Organization and Resources, and Director of Force Management Policy. Her command tours include a Headquarters Squadron Section, Military Personnel Flight, Mission Support Squadron, command of the Air Force’s sole Basic Military Training Group, and as Joint Base and 87th Air Base Wing commander at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. Prior to her current assignment, she was the Director of the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR), Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

General Grosso has been recognized with many awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf cluster. In 2004, she was a Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Industrial Management from Carnegie-Mellon University, and her MBA from the College of William and Mary. She also received a Master’s in national security and strategic studies from the Naval Command and Staff College in Newport, RI.