Abstract
Walk into the new offices of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) in Arlington, Va., and you’ll find an environment utterly different from the association’s previous headquarters across the river in Washington, D.C. The spacious office boasts plenty of windows offering a prospect of the capital. Activity is more visible, with staff and visiting members darting between open work spaces. And the corner office is fundamentally changed. When Jennifer Abril took that office in late 2016, she personified transition. The first woman to head the association of fine and specialty chemical makers, Abril is also its first CEO without a degree in chemistry or any other science. Nor has she any experience working for, much less running, a chemical company. With an undergraduate degree in international studies and a master’s degree in business management, Abril can be viewed as typical of a new breed of industrial association manager—one
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