Gary R. Chadick is senior vice president, General Counsel & secretary for Rockwell Collins. Additionally, he is a corporate officer and secretary of Rockwell Collins. Chadick is responsible for developing the company's legal strategies and providing legal counsel throughout the organization. Additionally, he works with the board of directors to ensure all corporate governance requirements are met. He was appointed to the position in July 2001. Previously, Chadick served as assistant general counsel, Operations, for Litton Industries in Woodland Hills, California. Prior to that position, he was group counsel of Litton's Advanced Electronics Systems Group. Before joining Litton, he was in private practice at the law firm of McKenna & Cuneo in Los Angeles specializing in government contracts litigation and claims. A native of Syosset, New York, Chadick earned a bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, from Union College in Schenectady, New York. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center in Washington, D.C. He is admitted to the Iowa, California and Washington, D.C. bars. Chadick is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel, the General Counsel Roundtable, the Iowa State Bar Association, the National Contract Management Association, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the Aerospace General Counsels' Group.
