Alice Eldridge joined BAE Systems in March 2012 as vice president and chief counsel, Land & Armaments (L&A). Based in Arlington, Va., Eldridge is responsible for legal affairs (including the ethics, international compliance, export control, and security functions) across the L&A sector, including its businesses in the U.S., U.K., Sweden, and South Africa.
Previously, Eldridge was vice president, ethics and business conduct for Lockheed Martin corporation in Bethesda, Md. In this capacity, she was responsible for managing the corporation's ethics program, which is internationally recognized as a model for promoting adherence to high standards of individual and business conduct.
Prior to assuming this role, Eldridge was vice president and general counsel for Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, N.Y. where she provided advice and counsel on all major legal issues arising within Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego (LMSI - Owego), including Lockheed Martin Canada and Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems. She also was responsible for Business Practices and Export/Import Control.
As a legal professional, Eldridge had oversight of a wide range of legal issues including matters relating to pursuing, winning and performing commercial, international and U.S. Government contracts, and extracting value from intellectual property through acquisition, sale, spin-off or formation of joint ventures. In addition, she provided direct legal support for the US101 Presidential Helicopter Program and has significant experience in managing employment-related matters. Eldridge also served as general counsel for Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems in Eagan, Minn. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, she gained extensive experience in government-contracting litigation with the Firms of Howrey and Simon and Davis, Graham & Stubbs.
Eldridge has a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Vermont at Burlington, and a JD with honors from George Washington University, The National Law Center, Washington, D.C. She is a member of the Maryland and Washington, D.C. bar associations, the American Bar Association and the American Corporate Counsels Association.