James L. McGraw is the Managing Director and CEO of the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP), which is an international trade association representing more than 90% of the global synthetic rubber capacity. Prior to joining the IISRP in 1997 as Deputy Managing Director, he was with the American Synthetic Rubber Corporation (ASRC) in Kentucky in numerous engineering capacities and as the Director of Human Resources and Regulatory Affairs. As ASRC’s representative to the Americas Section Environmental Health Committee during 1979 through 1997 he served as the Institute EHC Chairman twice and as the AS EHC Chairman for  seven years.  He was also ASRC’s Alternate Director to the IISRP during 1993-1997. Dr.James McGraw is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue and Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Louisville.