Eric Fanning

Eric Fanning is president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the leading advocacy organization for the aerospace and defense industry. As AIA’s leader, Fanning develops the association’s strategic priorities and works with member company CEOs to advocate for policies and investment that keep our country strong and competitive, bolster our capacity to innovate, and spur our economic growth. Fanning joined the association after serving as the 22nd Secretary of the Army, where he provided civilian leadership and oversight of our nation’s largest military service. He is the only person to have held senior appointments in all three military departments and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, previously serving 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. In these roles, he helped spearhead budgets, personnel planning, and weapons systems and equipment acquisition.