Byron Elmer Grote is Council Member-Emeritus at Cornell University and Member-Business Government Forum at Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past Dr. Grote occupied the position of Chairman of Chemicals Innovation & Growth Team, Executive Director & EVP-Corporate Business at BP Plc Chief Executive Officer for BP Chemicals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer & Group Treasurer at BP Finance International, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. and Vice President-Retail Marketing at Standard Oil of Ohio (which are all subsidiaries of BP Plc), Vice President-Commercial at BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc., Member of Asia Task Force, Planning Director at Kennecott Copper Corp. and Governor at Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Grote received a doctorate from Cornell University.