Michael Steel

Michael A. Steel is a Partner at Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS), a position he was promoted to in June 2022.1 Prior to becoming a partner, he served as a managing director at HPS for two years, advising high-profile clients on various issues including financial services, healthcare, tech, and tax reform.1

Steel has an extensive background in politics and communications:

1. He served as a senior policy and communications advisor for Jeb Bush's presidential campaign.12
2. He was the press secretary for House Republican Leader and later Speaker of the House John Boehner.12
3. During the 2012 Presidential election, he was the press secretary for vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.12
4. He worked as communications director for Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee.12

In addition to his role at HPS, Steel is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, teaching courses on campaigns and Congress.1 He also served as the Rankin Visiting Professor at the University of North Carolina's School of Media and Journalism.1

Steel's educational background includes:

• A degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill1
• A Master of Science from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism13

As of December 2021, Steel became the Senior Vice President of Communications at Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of America's leading companies.24