Jesse Gary, general counsel for Chicago-based Century Aluminum Co., has risen to national prominence as the poster GC for President Donald Trump’s divisive tariffs.

Earlier this year, Gary was in the room with Trump when the president signed an order to tack tariffs of 10 and 25 percent on aluminum and steel imports, respectively. His presence in that room was noteworthy, in no small part because many other GCs in the industry are pro-free trade and oppose Trump’s tariffs.