Christopher E. Finerty

Brigadier General Christopher Finerty (born 1970) is a former United States Air Force officer and career helicopter pilot who served as the Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force from 2019 to 2023.

Finerty received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1992. He is a Command Pilot with more than 3,300 total flight hours, primarily in the T-37 Tweet, T-1 Jayhawk, UH-1N and HH-60G. Prior to his current assignment, Finerty was the Director, Office of Legislative Liaison at the National Guard Bureau.

Education

1992 Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1997 Master of Business Administration, Regis University, Denver 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2018 National Defense University, Capstone, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2018 Senior Leader Orientation Course; Joint Base Andrews, Md. and JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 2018 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, N.Y.