Steve Nail

GENERAL COUNSEL

Steve Nail is currently the Dean, College of Business, at Anderson University, where he teaches Labor and Employment Law, Business Law, and Strategic HR. He is a labor and employment attorney who began his career with the National Labor Relations Board.  During his tenure with the NLRB, he was assigned over 600 investigations, 100 elections, wrote numerous decisions for the Regional Director and tried a variety of cases, culminating in his receiving a Certificate of Commendation for Sustained Superior Performance, from the General Counsel of the NLRB. Thereafter, he served as Assistant General Counsel for Michelin, including two stints in France, where he worked on structuring the European Economic Community and served in the HR and Legal Departments. Later he served as the Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations before moving on to Hubbell where he served as the Vice President of Human Resources. He has negotiated over 40 labor agreements and led over 15 counter-organizational campaigns, all leading to company victories, including the largest loss for the Steelworkers(USWA) in the previous 25 years.  He has also arbitrated over 50 grievances, winning at a rate of 85%.  

Steve was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley to serve on the SC Healthcare Planning Committee and was reappointed by Governor McMaster in 2018. Steve was named the 2012 South Carolina HR Professional of the Year and awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, by the Greenville SHRM chapter. He is a union-free consultant, a frequent speaker, a published author, co-host of the Survive HR podcast, a Registered Corporate Coach, certified by the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and holds SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications.