Aerospace Industries Association
Cord Sterling
Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Aerospace Industries Association
Cord Sterling, Vice President, Legislative Affairs, is responsible for developing and implementing legislative strategy for AIA.
Sterling joined AIA from the office of Sen. John Warner, R-Va.; the SASC chairman. Sterling served as Warner’s military legislative assistant, advising the senator on significant defense issues and working with federal agencies and local governments.
Sterling spent seven years as a professional staff member on the SASC, serving as the lead staff for the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee before joining the office of the chairman for his last three years in the Senate. He has worked on a wide variety of issues, including military readiness budget requests; industrial infrastructure such as shipyards, arsenals, and ammunition plants; base closure and realignment; and weapon system procurement. Prior to working for Warner, he worked as an evaluator for the National Security Division of the Government Accountability Office.
Sterling earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and his master’s in national security studies from California State University, San Bernardino. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Founded in 1919, the Aerospace Industries Association represents the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, space systems, aircraft engines, materiel, and related components, equipment services, and information technology.
