Jake O'Donnell

Jake O'Donnell currently serves as the Director of Legislative Affairs at Lockheed Martin, a position held since March 2007, where legislative strategies are developed and executed for the Rotary & Mission Systems and Missiles & Fire Control programs. Prior experience includes serving as a Military Legislative Assistant and Press Secretary in the U.S. House of Representatives from April 1990 to January 2007, working for Rep. Joseph McDade and later his successor. Earlier in his career, O'Donnell was an Editor and Reporter for Mariner Newspapers, where responsibilities included general assignment reporting and editorial leadership. O'Donnell holds a degree in American Studies with a focus on Journalism from the University of Notre Dame, completed in 1984.