Charles Blanchard

Charles Blanchard serves as a Senior Counsel and Partner at Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC, focusing on Government Contracts and National Security, leveraging extensive experience in both government and private practice. Blanchard was previously the General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army, and acted as Chief Counsel for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Additional experience includes partnership roles at Perkins Coie LLP and Brown & Bain, P.A., along with legislative experience as a two-term member of the Arizona State Senate. Educationally, Blanchard holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Lewis & Clark College.