United States Steel Corporation together with Nippon Steel Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Nippon Steel North America, Inc., has appointed three independent U.S. directors to U.S. Steel’s board of directors.
The U.S. Steel Board is now comprised of seven directors, four of whom are U.S. citizens, including three Independent U.S. Directors.
The new U.S. directors are:
- John M. Donovan brings substantial experience leading a large multinational company with deep expertise in technology and innovation. Donovan served as chief executive officer of AT&T Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc., where he oversaw the company’s communications division from August 2017 until his retirement in October 2019. Donovan has served on the board of directors of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. since 2012, the board of directors of Lockheed Martin Corporation since 2021 and was a member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee from 2019 to 2023.
- Robert J. Stevens brings extensive executive leadership experience and a deep understanding of the complexities of operating a global business, strategic planning and regulatory matters. Stevens previously served as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation, from 2005 to 2012 and served as executive chairman in 2013. Stevens serves on the advisory board of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has been an independent director of T. Rowe Price Group since 2019. From 2002 to 2018, he was the lead independent director of Monsanto Corporation.
- Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN (Ret.), brings proven leadership, extensive experience engaging with global partners and sophisticated national security knowledge. Keating currently serves as the chief executive officer and vice chair of the board of directors at Keating Global, LLC, a veteran-owned security consulting firm that provides expertise in security and crisis response capabilities. Keating retired in December 2009 following his tenure as the commander of the United States Pacific Command, where he was responsible for overseeing a vast region encompassing over 3.4 billion individuals. Keating’s distinguished career includes previous roles as the commander of the United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Published September 2025
