Steven L. Blue serves as President and CEO of Miller Ingenuity, where he is known for anticipating industry trends years ahead of the market. Rising from a blue-collar background without family resources for higher education, Blue earned his bachelor's degree through night school at 40 and completed his MBA at 52, a path that informs the persistence he encourages in others. His leadership philosophy centers on transparent organizational communication, summarized in what he calls the three Cs of crucial communication: being clear, compelling, and convincing.
Beyond his corporate role, Blue has authored several business books, including one examining rust-belt industrial transformation through culture and innovation, and has taken his experience into academia as CEO in Residence at a university business college. At Miller Ingenuity, his push for innovation has included developing an electronic safety system to protect railroad workers and sharply cutting the company's environmental footprint by eliminating millions of gallons of annual oil leakage.
