Our Leadership - UL Research Institutes

Executive Leadership

Committed to rigorous science, collaboration, education and the application of research findings, our leaders carry out our mission to promote safe living and working environments around the globe

Christopher J. Cramer

Interim President and Chief Research Officer, UL Research Institutes

Ron Blaustein

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

Ronaldo Borger

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

Kristen Delphos

Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, UL Research Institutes

Charlotte M. Farmer

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UL Research Institutes

Vasu Modekurti

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

Timothy J. Rivelli

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

Senior Leadership

Marilyn Black

Vice President and Senior Technical Advisor Chemical Insights Research Institute

John Canfield

Vice President of Strategy UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

Jill Crisman

Vice President and Executive Director Digital Safety Research Institute

Judy Jeevarajan

Vice President and Executive Director Electrochemical Safety Research Institute

Steve Kerber

Vice President and Executive Director Fire Safety Research Institute

Stuart Miller

Vice President and Executive Director Materials Discovery Research Institute

Advisory Board to the Chief Research Officer

The Advisory Board to the Chief Research Officer guides our research institutes and offices in leading their expansion and their collective impact on society.

Sally Creel

STEM and Innovation Supervisor at Cobb County School District in Georgia

Cindy Daniell

Founder and President, Technology for Mission Global Consulting Group

Bruce C. Garrett

Retired Director of the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences

Jessica Hellmann

Executive Director and Ecolab Chair in Environmental Leadership at the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment

Prabhas Moghe

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rutgers University

Suzanne M. Rivera

President and Professor of Public Affairs, Macalester College

Adam K. Thiel

Managing Director, City of Philadelphia

Holden Thorp

Editor-in-Chief, Science Family of Journals Professor of Chemistry, George Washington University

Gavin Towler

Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientist for Sustainable Technologies, Honeywell

Board of Trustees

Governance of UL Research Institutes is guided by a Board of Trustees comprised of individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and professional experiences.