Richard S. Lofgren

Richard S. Lofgren (born Patuxent River, Maryland) is a rear admiral (lower half) who has served as the acting chief of the Navy Reserve since 2 September 2025. He previously served as vice commander of U.S. 4th Fleet from 2023 to 2025.

Early life and education The son and grandson of naval aviators, Lofgren was born in Patuxent River, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Naval career Lofgren received his commission as an ensign from the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1993. Upon completion of Surface Warfare Officer School and Steam Engineering School in Newport, Rhode Island, he reported onboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) in Norfolk, Virginia. In his initial flag assignment, he served as Vice Commander, C4F/USNAVSOUTH. He assumed the role of Acting Chief of Navy Reserve and Acting Commander, Navy Reserve Force on 2 September 2025.

Lofgren has completed several deployments as a reservist. These included a deployment with Inshore Boat Unit FOURTEEN (IBU-14) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005 and one to Djibouti in 2022 and 2023 as Chief Staff Officer for Camp Titan, Camp Lemonnier.

Civilian career Lofgren began his civilian career as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch and then spent a decade in leadership roles at a number of registered investment advisor firms. Later, he served as a managing director within the private bank at JPMorgan Chase and the advisor custody business at Schwab.

Most recently, Lofgren supported securities and asset management business lines as a managing director at Goldman Sachs.