Terry Thiele

Thiele has been with The Lubrizol Corp. for over 11 years during which time his principal responsibilities have included strategic planning support and regulatory compliance and advocacy, with an emphasis on environmental matters. In particular, Thiele has led Lubrizol’s growing involvement with environmental life cycle assessments. He represents Lubrizol on the UN Clean Fuels & Vehicles Partnership, the American Petroleum Institute’s Used Oil Taskforce, the advisory committees for Cleveland’s GreenCityBlueLake organization, Cleveland State University’s Ahuja Business College Center for Sustainable Business Practices, and the Cleveland Corporate Sustainability Network’s steering committee. Terry has taught graduate level courses on new product development (focusing on windpower) and life cycle assessment. Before joining Lubrizol, Terry performed environmental policy and government relations functions for AB Electrolux and the General Electric Company. Prior to that he spent the first 11 years of his career working in the Federal government with service in the Treasury Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, The Defense Intelligence Agency and the Executive Office of the President. Thiele received his B.A. magna cum laude from Princeton University in 1976, received his J.D. from the NYU School of Law in 1979 and graduated from the National War College in 1987.