Jeff DeVore
FAA Chief Counsel
Jeff DeVore was appointed FAA Chief Counsel in October 2026. DeVore oversees the Office of the Chief Counsel (AGC).
As the head of AGC, DeVore provides legal counsel and support to the FAA Administrator and all agency organizations, including advice on the policy and practical implications of agency actions. AGC reviews agency action for legal sufficiency and provides representational services.
Previously, DeVore was in-house counsel for seven years at NetJets, which operates and maintains the world’s largest, most diverse private jet fleet. He also worked as counsel at United States Steel Corporation and regulatory counsel at law firm Jones Day.
DeVore served a combined 22 years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and Pennsylvania Air National Guard. As his final military deployment, then-Lt. Col. DeVore served as commander of the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in Guam. He accrued over 3,000 flying hours and 500 combat hours in Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
DeVore holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Air Force Academy. He also holds a commercial, multi-engine, instrument airmen’s certificate.