Lewis L. McKinney, Jr. is Group Director of Government Strategies, Industry and Government Affairs for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. His duties and responsibilities entail legislative matters at the national, international, state and local levels of government, including legislative issues management, PAC administration, political and charitable outreach, legislative communications, research and planning.
He joined the Anheuser-Busch family in 1982 and previously held the positions of Field Sales/Marketing Assistant, Area Sales Manager; Director of Sales and Marketing for Capital City Beverage company (an Anheuser-Busch wholesale beer distributor), Region Manager of Corporate Affairs; Region Director of State Affairs and Senior Director of Industry & Government Affairs.
He currently serves on the Boards of the St. Louis Airport Commission, the Metro Bi-State Commission, Congressional Black Caucus Corporate Advisory Council (CBC-CAC), the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education & Leadership Institute, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, the St. Louis University School of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board, the African-American G.O.L.F. Foundation, Inc. and is a member of Leadership Missouri Alumni Association in Jefferson City, Missouri. He is a former Board Member of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the Butler Street YMCA and Southside Health Center both in Atlanta, GA; Monsanto YMCA and Queen of Peace Center both in St. Louis; the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Corporate Roundtable and Chairman of the World Conference of Mayors Corporate Roundtable.
He is a graduate of St. Louis University and studied French language at the University of St. Etienne, St. Etienne, France.
Mr. McKinney is also a St. Louis University Basketball Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
