William F. Moran (admiral)

William Francis Moran (born 1958) is a United States Navy admiral who served as the 39th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from May 31, 2016, to June 10, 2019. He previously served as the Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (N1) from August 2, 2013, to May 27, 2016.

In April 2019, Moran was nominated to the post of Chief of Naval Operations, and was confirmed to the position by the U.S. Senate in May 2019. However, in early July 2019—before he could assume the position on August 1, 2019—he declined the CNO post and retired from the Navy, citing an inspector general investigation into the use of his personal email account for Navy business and "or continuing to maintain a professional relationship with a former staff officer, now retired, who had while in uniform been investigated and held accountable over allegations of inappropriate behavior."