Awards

IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2023

About Terrence D. Straub

Terrence (Terry) Straub led advocacy efforts for the interests of the American steel industry in general, and for U.S. Steel in particular, until he retired in 2009 as senior vice president of public policy and governmental affairs. Through his leadership positions at U.S. Steel, as well as in many trade organizations and government advisory committees, he helped craft domestic and international policy affecting the steel industry. Earlier in his career, Terry was special assistant for congressional affairs for President Jimmy Carter, managing legislative strategies for creating the Department of Education and reorganizing the federal government.

Prior to his career in Washington, D.C., he served as a special assistant to Indiana Secretary of State Larry Conrad, and, in 1970, he was the democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in the Indiana 6th Congressional District. Terry was a 2011 fellow in the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Study. He serves on the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs’ Dean’s Council and is a co-founder of the O’Neill Public Policy Institute’s Manufacturing Policy Initiative.