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Thomas J. Usher is retired Chairman of the Board of Directors of United States Steel Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh. Mr. Usher began his career with U.S. Steel in 1965 in its industrial engineering department. He also held a number of supervisory positions in the firm’s South (Chicago) Works. In 1978, he was named assistant division superintendent of the primary mills at Gary (Indiana) Works. In 1979 he returned to Pittsburgh as Director of Corporate Strategic Planning. He held a succession of senior management positions at U.S. Steel Mining Company, Inc. and was appointed President of the steel division in 1990. He joined the corporate policy committee and was elected President of U.S. Steel Group and the USX board of directors in 1991. In 1994 he became President and Chief Operating Officer of USX Corporation.
A former chairman and director of the U.S.-Korea Business Council; and a member of the Business Council. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh, and serves on the board of directors of the Boy Scouts of America and the Extra Mile Education Foundation.
In addition, Mr. Usher is chairman of the board of directors of Marathon Oil Corporation and serves on the board of directors for PPG Industries, and PNC Financial Services Group.
Mr. Usher holds a B.S. degree in industrial engineering, an M.S. degree in operations research, and a Ph.D. in systems engineering, all from the University of Pittsburgh.
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