Alan Steelman

Alan Steelman is a former Member of the U.S. Congress (R-Texas), Former

Vice Chairman of Alexander Proudfoot Company, and former Chairman of

the Dallas Council on World Affairs. He has served on the Board of Directors

of Sterling Software (NYSE), Aristocrat Technologies (ASX), and the Texas

Growth Fund. He is a graduate of Baylor University, holds an MLA degree

from Southern Methodist University, and was a Resident Fellow at the

Institute of Politics at Harvard University. He is a certified yoga instructor.

His career in politics was marked with distinction. He was the youngest

Member of Congress when he was elected. Time magazine named him one of

the top 200 Young Emerging Leaders in America in a special issue devoted to

leadership in America. In endorsing his re-election, the Dallas Times Herald

called him one of the best ever sent to Congress from Texas. Texas Monthly

named him among the top five of the most effective members of the

24-person Texas Congressional Delegation, and New Times named him one

of the top “10 Best Congressmen” in the country during his second term.

His global business career, which spanned 35 years, included an 8-year

stint in Singapore as President of the Asia-Pacific region for Alexander

Proudfoot, and culminated in his serving as Vice Chairman of the company

and Chairman of the Board of Advisors, a global group of former Fortune

500 company Chief Executives.