Eric Fanning

Eric Kenneth Fanning is the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association industry trade group. He served as the 22nd Secretary of the Army from May 18, 2016, to January 20, 2017, the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service. Before that, Fanning was the 24th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force. Fanning has held a wide variety of roles in Congress, at the Department of Defense, in the White House, and as a consultant.