Ed Fortunato is a recognized leader in the Aerospace & Defense industry with a career of success developing and leading high-performance teams as an Army Aviation officer and corporate executive.

Previous to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ed served as Vice President and head of Government Relations for the Raytheon Corporation, a $35 billion aerospace and defense company where he was responsible for advancing Raytheon’s programs supporting the Department of Defense and U.S. allies in Washington D.C. and with state/local governments.

Before Raytheon, Ed served as the Senior Vice President for Government Relations/Washington Operations for Orbital ATK, where he was responsible for developing, leading and executing the legislative, executive branch and international strategies to support the corporation’s global defense, space and aviation systems.