Christopher A. Cerone

Christopher A. Cerone is Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications. In this role, he is responsible for leading the development of Novelis’ public policy positions, advocacy activities and global communications.

Chris came to Novelis from Zimmer Biomet, where he served as Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, from 2004 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as Associate Vice President, Global Strategy and Analysis, for AdvaMed. Chris also worked for Eli Lilly and Company (1995-2000), where he held the titles of Senior Associate, Global Economic Affairs and Associate, Public Policy. Chris’ professional experience also includes a stint with the U.S. Department of Commerce (1992-1995) as an International Trade Specialist, focusing on trade policy issues related to China, the Middle East and North Africa.

Chris is a member of the Business-Government Relations Council’s Board of Directors and currently serves as its President, after having served as its Program Chair (2019), Secretary and Treasurer (2020) and Vice President (2021). Chris also serves on the Advisory Board for The Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics at Washington and Lee University, and is actively engaged in various alumni leadership roles including Class Agent. He also actively serves on various committees for the U.S.-Japan Business Council, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation and the National Italian-American Foundation.

Chris holds a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He also studied Russian language at the University of Virginia’s Summer Foreign Language Institute.