John J. Castellani
President, Business Roundtable

John J. Castellani is President of Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations with a combined workforce of more than 10 million employees in the United States and $3.7 trillion in annual revenues. Business Roundtable members are at the forefront of public policy, advocating for policies that foster a vigorous, dynamic global economy. Castellani’s expertise and guidance have been pivotal to advancing key Roundtable agenda goals including economic growth, promoting free trade, furthering good corporate governance, improving the U.S. education system, and protecting our nation’s critical infrastructure.

Castellani, who became President May 1, 2001, brings to Business Roundtable a long history and wealth of experience in industry, corporate management and public affairs.
Previously, Castellani was with Tenneco, Inc., which he joined in 1992 as Senior Vice President, Government Relations. He was named Executive Vice President in 1997 with responsibility for investor relations, government relations, communications, environment, health and safety, security and risk management. He was also a member of the company’s senior management committee that managed the transformation of Tenneco from an ailing conglomerate into seven focused, strong manufacturing companies. He joined the Roundtable following a stint leading the corporate and financial practice at the public relations giant, Burson-Marsteller.

Castellani started his career at General Electric as an environmental scientist and strategic planner. He first came to Washington in 1977 with the National Association of Manufacturers, where he became Vice President for Resources and Technology. After NAM, Castellani joined TRW Inc. as the head of Federal Government Relations in 1980. He became Vice President of TRW’s state, federal and international government relations function in 1987.

Castellani is a graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York). He serves on the Advisory Council of the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics, is an Ethics Resource Center Executive Fellow and a member of the Board of Directors of Keep America Beautiful. He is a member of the Federal City Council and serves as the Co-Chairman of its Education Committee. He was also President of the Business Government Relations Council and Chairman of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Active in a variety of professional and social organizations, Castellani is married and has two sons.