Sophie Lekas McCraith

Sophie Lekas McCraith is from Chicago, Illinois, and is placed at the National Energy Dominance Council. She is a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, serving as a Submarine Warfare Officer. Her most recent assignment was aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS WYOMING (SSBN 742), where she completed three strategic deterrent patrols and qualified as a Department of Energy Nuclear Engineer. As Communications Officer and Officer of the Deck, she directed highly classified message processing, complex planning for joint exercises, and safe navigation through the East Coast’s most challenging waterways. Sophie has published research applying feedback control to additive manufacturing in peer-reviewed engineering journals and international conference proceedings. An accomplished violinist and oboist, she is passionate about performing and sharing music with her community. Sophie earned a Master of Science in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, England, and a Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, where she was a two-time National Collegiate Boxing Champion and the first female four-time Brigade Boxing Champion.