Rich Nelson Email & Phone Number
Director III, Government Relations, Executive Branch @ BAE Systems, Inc.
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Rich Nelson Location
- Washington, DC, US
Rich Nelson Work
- Director III, Government Relations, Executive Branch @ (January 2026 - Present)
- Director II, Government Relations, Executive Branch @ (January 2024 - December 2025)
- Director, Federal Sector, Air Force @ (February 2023 - January 2024)
- Chair, Combat Air Forces Panel (HQ Air Force and A8) (Division Head) @ (July 2019 - January 2023)
- Commander, 31st Operations Group (US Air Forces Europe) (Director and Senior Manager) @ (July 2017 - July 2019)
- Chief, Force Application Division (Joint Staff and J8) (Division Head) @ (June 2016 - June 2017)
- Operations Officer (Joint Staff and J3) @ (July 2015 - June 2016)
- Student, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy @ (July 2014 - June 2015)
- Commander, 20th Operations Support Squadron (Air Combat Command) @ (August 2012 - June 2014)
- Director of Operations, 55th Fighter Squadron (F-16) @ (July 2011 - July 2012)
- Program Manager, F-16 Weapons and Tactics, Air Combat Command @ (July 2009 - June 2011)
- Student, Air Command and Staff College @ (June 2008 - June 2009)
- Air Force Fighter Pilot and Weapons Officer @ (September 1998 - June 2009)
- Student Pilot @ (January 1996 - August 1998)
Rich Nelson Education
- Wharton Executive Education
Business Essentials for Executives
2025-2025 - National Defense University
Master of Science (M.S.) (National Resource Strategy)
2014-2015 - USAF Air Command and Staff College
Master of Arts (MA) (Military Operational Art and Science)
2008-2009 - US Air Force Weapons School 2002-2002
- The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Government & Politics)
1991-1995
Rich Nelson Skills
- Aerospace
- Air Force
- Aircraft
- Aviation
- Combat
- Command
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Defense
- DoD
- Electronic Warfare
- F-16 Evaluator Pilot (Weapons School Graduate)
- Flight Training
- Government
- Information Assurance
- Instructor
- Leadership
- Leading Airmen
- Military
- Military Aviation
- Military Experience
- Military Operations
- National Security
- Operational Planning
- Operations Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Piloting
- Program Management
- Security Clearance
- Tactical Operations
- Tactics
- Team Leadership
- Top Secret
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Veterans
- Weapons
Rich Nelson Summary
- Rich Nelson, based in Washington, DC, US, is currently a Director III, Government Relations, Executive Branch at BAE Systems, Inc.. Rich Nelson brings experience from previous roles at BAE Systems, Inc., Rhombus Power Inc. and United States Air Force. Rich Nelson holds a 2025 - 2025 Business Essentials for Executives @ Wharton Executive Education. With a robust skill set that includes Aerospace, Air Force, Aircraft, Aviation, Combat and more. Rich Nelson has 2 emails on RocketReach.
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