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SIA STAFF : Ian Steff

Ian Paul Steff is the Manger of Government Affairs 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 $116 billion U.S. semiconductor industry, which employs 232,000 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, 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 located at Dewey LeBoeuf LLP, Mr. Steff served on 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 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, and the DR-CAFTA region were successfully achieved. 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 completed graduate work in both national security and counterterrorism policy 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 the U.S.-Bahrain Business Council, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Economists Club, Phi Beta Kappa, and the Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and Commercialization (CET2C). He is a past recipient of the George Westinghouse Innovation Award and D.C. NASA Space Consortium Grant. Mr. Steff frequently lectures on matters involving high-tech policy initiatives.
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