Gregory S. Nixon is Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of DynCorp International Inc., a global aerospace and defense company. In this role, he is responsible for and oversees all aspects of the legal, contracts, compliance, human resources, procurement, security, export controls and crisis management functions, managing a team of more than 175 staff.
Previously, Nixon served as a Managing Director of Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, the operational arm of Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus is one of the world’s leading private equity firms, with more than 60 portfolio companies and more than $30 billion under management.
Prior to Cerberus, Nixon served as Chief Legal Officer of CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd. while also serving on the Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company Board of Directors and the BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Board of Directors. He currently serves as an Advisor to Tracker Capital Management LLC. He also serves on the Board of UMUC Ventures.
Nixon retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps Reserve. He holds a Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and serves as an adjunct professor of law at Howard University Law School.
