Sheila Carol Cheston (born November 5, 1958, in Washington, D.C.)[1] is a United States lawyer who was General Counsel of the Air Force from March 1995 to October 1998.
[1] From April 1994 through September 1994, Cheston was Special Associate Counsel to President of the United States Bill Clinton.
[3] She was General Counsel of the Air Force from March 1995 to October 1998.
[3] Upon leaving government service, Cheston became a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where she chaired the firm's international aviation, defense, and aerospace group.
In 2003, she became general counsel of BAE Systems, a position she held until 2009, when she became Executive Vice President.