Sheila Cheston

Sheila C.
Cheston is currently Director at National Partnership for Women & Families, Equal Justice Works, Legal Aid Society of DC, and Grameen Foundation USA. Ms. Cheston is Director at Digimarc Corp.
starting in 2026 and Independent Director at Digimarc Corp.
(Old) starting in 2024.
Ms. Cheston is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Formerly, Ms. Cheston was Vice President & General Counsel at Northrop Grumman Corp.
from 2010 to 2023.
Ms. Cheston was Director at BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies, Inc. and Director, Secretary, General Counsel & Senior VP at BAE Systems, Inc. Ms. Cheston was Partner at Wilmer Cutler & Pickering.
Ms. Cheston was Trustee at Freedom from Hunger.
Ms. Cheston was General Counsel at the United States Defense Base Closure & Realignment Commission in 1993 and General Counsel at the US Air Force.
Ms. Cheston completed undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College in 1980 and graduate studies at Columbia Law School.