Gary R. Chadick is senior vice president, general counsel & secretary for Rockwell Collins. Additionally, he is a corporate officer of Rockwell Collins. Chadick is responsible for the services provided by the Office of the General Counsel, which includes providing legal services and advice, overseeing the Ethics and Ombudsman programs as well as the company’s anti-bribery compliance activities, and providing export and import compliance services and advice. Additionally, he works with the company’s board of directors and management to implement good corporate governance practices. He was appointed to the position in July 2001.
Previously, Chadick served as assistant general counsel, Operations, for Litton Industries in Woodland Hills, Calif. 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, N.Y., Chadick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. 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 Iowa State Bar Association, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the Aerospace General Counsels’ Group. He serves on the Board of Directors of the United Way of East Central Iowa and chairs their Strategic Planning Committee. He also serves as a mock trial judge for Iowa high school and middle school competitions.