Mr. Gulbrandsen currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Gulbrandsen Companies, a group of specialty chemical manufacturing companies which he founded in 1984. The companies produce pharmaceutical APIs, personal care products, water treatment products and catalysts and have manufacturing operations in the USA, India and Malaysia. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cox Science Center, on the Board of Governors at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and as a National Council Co-Chair of the American Enterprise Institute. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in History from Cornell University, and he is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Owner President Management Program. He and his spouse, Allison, reside in Palm Beach, have 2 grown children and recently celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary.