Terry Szmagala

Senior Vice President, Public and Community Affairs

Eaton Corporation

Taras (Terry) Szmagala is senior vice president, Public and Community Affairs, for Eaton, a power management company. Terry is responsible for representing Eaton with governments at the federal, state and local level, overseeing the company’s community involvement and corporate contributions programs and coordinating Eaton’s corporate communications activities. Prior to that role, Terry served in roles of increasing responsibility within Eaton’s law department, including vice president and deputy general counsel, as well as chief counsel, Industrial Sector, where he was responsible for coordinating the legal support of Eaton’s aerospace, hydraulics and vehicle businesses. Before joining Eaton in 2007, he served for nine years as group counsel with Avery Dennison Corporation. He started his career with the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs in 1991, where he was resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., Kiev, Ukraine and Cleveland offices.

Terry holds a B.A. in economics, and a J.D., both from the University of Virginia. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards, and is currently vice chair of the board of directors of University Circle, Inc., and chair of the board of directors of the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation.

Eaton is a power management company with 2017 sales of $20.4 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.