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Ian Steff
Director, Government Affairs & International Trade

Ian Paul Steff is the Director of Government Affairs and International Trade for the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). In this capacity, he is responsible for working on the wide range of government policies encompassing the association's domestic and international involvement. SIA is the lead trade association representing the $120 billion U.S. semiconductor industry, which employs 200,000 people domestically.

Mr. Steff works closely with the SIA's Public Policy Committee, while assisting the association in the coordination of Washington-based initiatives and the development of strategies reflective of the conditions facing both the semiconductor and high-tech industries. He primarily focuses on matters involving international trade and tax issues, investment climates, university research funding, immigration reform, and national education programs. Collectively, these initiatives formulate the core of the SIA's Competitiveness Agenda - an effort to ensure the continued strength and leadership of the U.S. semiconductor industry in the global arena.

Prior to joining the SIA's Washington-based team, Mr. Steff managed SIA’s policy advocacy at Dewey and LeBoeuf LLP. During this time the America COMPETES legislation became law. The bill authorized significant increases in funding for research and STEM education. Mr. Steff has worked for Congress as member of the Trade Staff of the esteemed House Ways and Means Committee under the leadership of Chairman Bill Thomas (CA) and Subcommittee Chairmen E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (FL) and Phil Crane (IL). In that capacity he worked closely with congressional staff and served as the Majority Staff Director's liaison to the Bush Administration and the business community. During his tenure as the Senior Staff Assistant to the Staff Director, free trade agreements between the U.S. and the countries of Australia, Morocco, Bahrain and the DR-CAFTA region were successfully achieved, along with the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Mr. Steff also served in a variety of capacities to the House Committee on Small Business, the Office of Press Relations at Peace Corps Headquarters, and the personal office of Congressman Thomas.

Mr. Steff graduated Magna Cum Laude from American University where he possesses a B.A. in International Studies. He has completed graduate work in both national security and counterterrorism studies at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., as well as the George Washington University’s M.A. program in International Science and Technology Policy. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and is a past recipient of both the George Westinghouse Innovation Award and the D.C. NASA Space Consortium Grant. He serves on the Advisory Board of Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Microelectronics and is Vice-Chairman of the DC National Family Engineering Day Plenary Committee. Mr. Steff frequently lectures on matters of current policy issues pertaining to the semiconductor industry.

SIA Staff

George M. Scalise
President

Brian C. Toohey
President (Incoming)

Daryl G. Hatano
Vice President of Public Policy

Dr. Pushkar Apte
Vice President of Technology Programs

Ebun Chase
Director of Finance & Market Research

B. Anne Craib
Director of Market Research, International Affairs and Finance

Thomas Diamond
Director of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Programs

John Greenagel
Director of Communications

Kirsten Romer
Director of Marketing and Member Relations

Ian Steff
Director, Government Affairs & International Trade

Patrick Wilson
Director of Government Affairs

Joanna Fuller
Executive Assistant

Susan Marleau
Business Affairs Administrator

Judy Ajifu Rodgers
Executive Assistant/Conference Coordinator

Jason Webb
Statistics/Network Administrator

Allen Yen
Managing Director