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 advises the CEO, Board of Directors, and Senior Leadership Team on all legal issues, and manages the Law Department, Corporate Development, Government Affairs, Aircraft Operations, Global Health Services, Global Security, Workplace Services, Community Impact & Investment, and Department of Archives and Records Management.

Additionally, Steverson manages the Corporate Functions Review, the governing body for staff groups, and oversees the Senior Leadership Team and the Office of the CEO.

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 of BMC Software, Hemlock Semiconductor Group, LLC, 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.