Sheila C. Cheston

Sheila C. Cheston (born ca. 1960^[1]) is a United States lawyer who was General Counsel of the Air Force from March 1995 to October 1998.

Biography

Sheila C. Cheston was educated at Dartmouth College, receiving a B.A. in 1980, and Columbia Law School, receiving a J.D. in 1984.^[2]

From April 1994 through September 1994, Cheston was Special Associate Counsel to President of the United States Bill Clinton.^[3] She was General Counsel of the Air Force from March 1995 to October 1998.^[4]

Upon leaving government service, Cheston became a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where she chaired the firm's international aviation, defense, and aerospace group. In 2003, she became general counsel of BAE Systems, a position she held until 2009, when she became Executive Vice President.^[5] She moved to rival Northrop Grumman in June 2010, becoming Northrop Grumman's general counsel.^[6]

References

1. ^ According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, she was 51 years old as of March 4, 2011, though this seems unlikely as it would mean she graduated from college at age 20.
2. ^ Bloomberg BusinessWeek Profile
3. ^ Amy Miller, "Northrop Grumman Swipes New GC Away From Its Rival", Corporate Counsel, June 15, 2010
4. ^ Amy Miller, "Northrop Grumman Swipes New GC Away From Its Rival", Corporate Counsel, June 15, 2010
5. ^ Reuters Profile
6. ^ Amy Miller, "Northrop Grumman Swipes New GC Away From Its Rival", Corporate Counsel, June 15, 2010