Eric Fanning

Former Secretary of the Army and CEO at Aerospace Industries Association

Eric Fanning is President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the leading advocacy organization for the American aerospace and defense industry. Fanning joined AIA after serving as the 22nd Secretary of the Army, providing leadership and oversight of our nation’s largest military service. He previously served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense, Acting Secretary of the Air Force and Under Secretary of the Air Force, and Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy/Deputy Chief Management Officer. He is the only person to have held senior appointments in all three military departments and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

During more than 25 years of service, Fanning worked on the staff of the House Armed Services Committee, was Senior Vice President of Strategic Development for Business Executives for National Security, was Deputy Director of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, and was associate director of political affairs at the White House.