SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Daniel J. Keown
Vice President, Steel Dynamics Inc., and General Manager, Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group Columbus Division

Dan Keown has been vice president of Steel Dynamics Inc. and general manager of the Columbus Flat Roll Division since October 2023. He is responsible for the overall operation of the Columbus division. Prior to being named vice president, Keown served as the general manager of the Columbus Flat Roll Division since January 2021. He served as general manager, Engineered Bar Products Division, from January 2017 until January 2021, and operations manager from June 2014 until January 2017, again with responsibility for the overall operation of the division. Keown served as meltshop manager, Engineered Bar Products Division, from January 2008 until June 2014. Prior, he was a casting supervisor from March 2003 until January 2008, assisting in the meltshop redesign and start-up of the brownfield acquisition. From May 1998 through March 2003, Keown held various positions within Iron Dynamics, including process engineer and shift supervisor. He was part of the team that designed, constructed and commissioned the Iron Dynamics Division. He started his career with National Starch and Chemical in 1991 in varying roles of increasing responsibility, including process engineer, shift supervisor, byproducts department manager, and Treating and drying department manager. Keown earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1991, and an M.S. degree in engineering management from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2011.