Stephen (Steve) Smith is chairman, president and chief executive officer at Amsted Industries and has been a leader and advocate for employee-owned organizations for more than two decades. Smith joined the Black & Veatch board in 2025. As part of his director role, Steve also serves on the Board’s Compensation & Development Committee.

Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Wheaton College and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He also attended the University of Michigan Executive Education program. Smith joined Amsted in 2005 as president of Amsted Rail, became general counsel in 2007 and was named president and CEO in 2017. His previous roles include general counsel and president of the shared services operations in North America for GKN plc and vice president, secretary and general counsel of The Interlake Corporation.

Smith also serves on the executive committee and the board of trustees for the Manufacturers Alliance and is a former chairman of Employee-Owned S Corporations of America.