Lewis A. Steverson | Our Leadership | Corning

Executive Vice President & Chief Legal and Administrative Officer

Lewis Steverson is executive vice president and chief legal and administrative officer. Steverson manages all legal matters for Corning and advises the CEO, the Board of Directors, and the Senior Leadership Team on all legal issues. In addition to the Law Department, Steverson manages Aircraft Operations, Global Health Services, Global Security, Workplace Services, Office of Racial Equality and Social Unity (ORESU), Corning Enterprises, Community Engagement, and the Department of Archives and Records Management. Steverson further oversees the Office of the CEO, the Senior Leadership Team, and the Corporate Functions Review.

Prior to joining Corning in 2013, Steverson served as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Motorola, Inc.). Previously, he was senior vice president and general counsel of Motorola, Inc., and, during his 18 years with Motorola, held a variety of law leadership roles across the company’s numerous business units and within the corporation. Prior to Motorola, Steverson was in private practice at the law firm of Arnold & Porter.

Steverson is a member of the Colorado, Illinois, and New York State bars. He also serves as a director on the boards for Hemlock Semiconductor Group, LLC, BMC Software, Siena College, and the Big Shoulders Fund. Steverson is also a member of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries and the Economic Clubs of Chicago and New York.

Steverson earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Siena College and a law degree from Harvard Law School.