Vice Admiral John Jay Donnelly[1] (born December 23, 1952) is a retired American submarine officer.

[3] A native of Groton, Connecticut and a second-generation submarine officer, he was a physics major and distinguished graduate from the U.S.

He received a Master of Science degree in Engineering Acoustics from the Naval Postgraduate School and attended MIT Seminar XXI on Foreign Politics, International Relations, and National Interest.

[2] His early shore assignments include duty as a physics instructor at the U.S.

Naval Academy; assistant for Undersea Warfare and Strategic Issues for the chief of naval operations executive panel staff (OP-00K); head of the Submarine Acquisition Branch (N872C) and assistant for Plans and Liaison (N87C) for the deputy chief of naval operations for Submarine Warfare Requirements.