Primary Job Title Member of the Board of Directors Primary Organization 
Marathon Petroleum
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Regions Great Lakes, Northeastern US Gender Male
John Surmais a member of the boards of directors of MPLX GP LLC, Concho Resources Inc. and Ingersoll-Rand plc. He serves as the deputy chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Additionally, John serves as chairman of the board of directors of the National Safety Council and is on the board of directors of the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and served as its vice chairman.
John retired as the chief executive officer of United States Steel Corporation in September 2013 and as executive chairman in December 2013. Prior to joining United States Steel, Johnserved in several executive positions with Marathon.
He was named senior vice president, Finance & Accounting of Marathon Oil Company in 1997, president, Speedway SuperAmerica LLC in 1998, senior vice president, Supply and Transportation of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC in 2000 and president of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC in 2001. Prior to joining Marathon, John worked for Price Waterhouse LLP where he was admitted to the partnership in 1987.
In 1983, John participated in the President’s Executive Exchange Program in Washington, D.C., where he served as executive staff assistant to the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University in 1976.
