Biography

Dan Brown currently serves as Executive Vice President, Advanced Technology Steelmaking and Chief Operating Officer, Big River Steel Works (BRSW). He assumed responsibility for Big River Steel in July 2021 and for Advanced Technology Steelmaking in February 2022 as Senior Vice President. In addition to BRSW operations, Dan oversaw the construction of Big River 2 in Osceola, AR, which began operations in October 2024. He has been serving as the BRS Chief Integration Officer since January 2021 and a member of the BRS Operations Integration team since August 2020.

Dan Brown has over 31 years of service with U. S. Steel, beginning in 1994 as a Management Associate at the Irvin Plant, Mon Valley Works. He held various roles in steelmaking and secondary metallurgy at Edgar Thomson plant before relocating to U. S. Steel Serbia in 2003, where he served as Plant Manager of both Primary Operations and later Finishing and Tin Operations. Returning to the U.S. in 2006, he held leadership positions at Fairfield Works and Gary Works, including Division Manager of Ironmaking, Steelmaking, and Casting. In 2018, he advanced to Plant Manager – Primary Operations at Gary Works. In 2019, he was named General Manager – Automotive Operations, overseeing Great Lakes Plant, Desco Coating, and Midwest Sheet facilities.

Mr. Brown earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Logistics from Pennsylvania State University. He also earned his Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Duquesne University.

Mr. Brown serves on the board of directors for the Association for Iron & Steel Technology, the Mississippi County Hospital System, and the Arkansas Research Alliance.