Chris Rocheleau
Christopher J. Rocheleau joined Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, as CEO in October 2026. A veteran aviation and association executive, Rocheleau brings more than three decades of leadership experience spanning aviation safety and policy, organizational management, national security, government, and industry. His career includes more than two decades in senior leadership positions at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), culminating in service as acting administrator and deputy administrator. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), where he held broad responsibility for the association’s operations and management.
Over the course of his earlier FAA career, Rocheleau held numerous senior executive positions with responsibility for aviation safety, policy, international affairs, environment, emergency operations, and organizational leadership. His roles included acting associate administrator and deputy associate administrator for aviation safety, FAA chief of staff, and assistant administrator for policy, international affairs, and environment. His work placed him at the intersection of some of the most significant policy, safety and operational issues facing the U.S. and global aviation systems. Rocheleau brings proven experience working with regulators at Transport Canada particularly on aviation bilateral agreements. He also served as the U.S. representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal on COVID aviation recovery efforts. Rocheleau began his professional career as an officer and special agent in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a lieutenant colonel in 2010.