Our Leadership

Executive Leadership

James J. Hudgens

President and CEO, UL Research Institutes

Ronaldo Borger

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

Christopher J. Cramer

Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer, UL Research Institutes

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

Research Institutes and Offices Leadership

Beth Callahan

Head of Library and Researcher Information Services

Jill Crisman

Vice President and Executive Director, Digital Safety Research Institute

Judy Jeevarajan

Vice President and Executive Director, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute

Kelly Keena

Vice President and Executive Director, Institute for Research Experiences & Education

Steve Kerber

Vice President and Executive Director, Fire Safety Research Institute

Stuart Miller

Vice President and Executive Director, Materials Discovery Research Institute

Deepa Shankar

Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chief Research Officer and Director for the Office of Partnerships, Extramural Research, and Administration

Russell Thomas

Vice President and Executive Director, Chemical Insights Research Institute

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.

George A. Williams

Board Chair, Former CEO, PMI Energy Solutions, LLC

James J. Hudgens

President and CEO, UL Research Institutes

James P. Dollive

Former Executive VP and CFO The Schwan Food Co.

Kathleen Jacobs

Chief Investment Officer, RWJBarnabas Health

Richard P. Owen

Former Senior Electrical Inspector City of St. Paul, Minnesota

Darryll Pines

President and Glenn L. Martin Professor Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland

James M. Shannon

Past President International Electrotechnical Commission

Elisabeth Tørstad

CEO Asplan Viak AS

Ian A. Waitz

Vice President for Research and Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT