Jonathan Gaffney was President and CEO of the

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. He was named President on July 9, 2007.NAA Home Page
Gaffney is credited with leading a NAA from near-default in 2007 to 7 consecutive years of operational profit (2008-2015). He announced his resignation on June 4, 2016, and departed on September 30, 2016.

Education

Graduated from

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in 1983 with a BS and AA, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988 with a master's degree in Public and International Affairs and was named the first Ridgeway Foundation Scholar.

Career

From 1991-1995, he served as Legislative Director for Congressmen

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of Virginia. He served as Medical Service Corps Officer in the

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from 1983-2005 and retired with the rank of Commander. From 1995-2007 he served as the Vice President for Communications for the

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is an independent airport authority, created with the consent of the United States Congress to oversee management, operations, and capital development of the two major airports serving the U.S ...

where he had executive responsibility for the Authority’s media, communications, community relations, governmental affairs, and noise abatement program. He served as Acting Airport Manager of

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from May–July 2006.

References

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