Gerald Musarra is a lawyer and government affairs professional. He held a succession of legal and policy positions during his government career, beginning as an Honors Attorney in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and followed by positions with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the White House National Space Council. He authored the regulations that established the first licensing framework for US commercial space transportation activities. He later joined USTR, where he managed space, telecom and defense trade policy and negotiations issues. As the Space Council’s Senior Director for International Space Policy, he worked on post-Soviet space cooperation with Russia, including the agenda for the first Clinton/Yeltsin summit. After leaving government service, Gerald joined Lockheed Martin, eventually becoming its Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs. He established a specialized team for strategic management of a diverse portfolio of domestic and international tax, trade, regulatory and merger and acquisition issues. He also represented the Corporation’s advocacy interests in major trade associations and international policy and regulatory organizations, including the International Telecommunications Union and the World Trade Organization. He was a founding director of the Satellite Industry Association, which he co-chaired for two years and on whose behalf he testified before Congress. In the nonprofit sector, Gerald has served on the boards of the Washington Literacy Center and Cultural DC. His focus now is on service to his community, Georgetown, where he and his partner are longtime residents of the East Village. Gerald is the President emeritus of the GeorgeTown Club. During his tenure, the Club established a new Community Affairs Committee and the Historic GeorgeTown Club Foundation, undertook a comprehensive restoration of the Club’s buildings, and recruited new management. He is the current President of the Club’s preservation foundation. Gerald joined the CAG board in June of 2024 as its Strategic Advisor and has guided development of the organization’s new mission statement, strategic plan and the charter for its new core Community Strategies Committee.
Gerald is a graduate of Georgetown College, New York University and the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the State Bar of New York.