President & CEO
U. S. Steel
President & CEO
U. S. Steel
David B. Burritt was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of United States Steel Corporation in May 2017. At that time, Mr. Burritt was also named to the company’s Board of Directors. He had been elected President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2017 with executive responsibility for all aspects of the company’s day-to-day business in the United States and Central Europe.
Mr. Burritt joined U. S. Steel in September 2013 to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s strategic and financial matters.
Prior to joining U. S. Steel, Mr. Burritt, served as Chief Financial Officer at Caterpillar Inc.
Mr. Burritt was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1977 from Bradley University in Peoria. Mr. Burritt received a master’s degree in business administration from the
University of Illinois in Champaign in 1990.
Mr. Burritt serves on the board of directors for Lockheed Martin, the National Safety Council and serves on the Executive Committee of worldsteel. He is also a member of The Business Council and a member of the G100.
The domestic steel industry is the backbone of the United States’ industrial economy. It undergirds everything from the cars we drive to the buildings we live in to the solar panels and wind turbines that are powering the green economy. It is also an industry under perennial attack, with global overcapacity and subsidized imports from China threatening to undermine the industry – and with it, the U.S. economy and industrial base.
Join David Burritt, the president and CEO of U. S. Steel, for a wide-ranging conversation on the industry’s past, present, and future. Burritt, who has led the 123-year old iconic American steel champion since 2017, will discuss steel’s role in the automotive industry, the energy transition, and national security. He will also share his views on U. S. Steel’s recently announced intention to merge with Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steelmaker, the benefits of the transaction and the controversy which has ensued.
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