Douglas M. Steenland (born September 17, 1951)[1] is an American former corporate attorney and former airline executive.
[1][2] Following law school, Steenland worked for two years at the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
[2] He then joined the Washington, D.C. law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand[broken anchor] (now part of DLA Piper), where his focus included work for airlines regarding regulations, acquisitions, and new overseas markets.
[2] He was subsequently promoted to executive vice president/chief corporate officer in 1999 and to president and board member in 2001.
[9][10] He was appointed to the board of directors of International Lease Finance Corporation in September 2009, and was made non-executive chairman in December 2009,[11][12] serving in that role until June 2012.