Jerald Blumberg

Jerald  Blumberg
  • BS Chemical Engineering 1960

Mr. Jerald A. Blumberg began his career at DuPont after earning a Chemical Engineering degree from Michigan Tech in 1960. He was named Director of the White Pigments and Mineral Products Division in 1983, was transferred to DuPont Japan Ltd. as President in 1985, and was named Vice President-International, responsible for all Asia Pacific Operations in 1987.

In 1990, he was named Senior Vice President-Employee Relations and later that year became Senior Vice President-DuPont Human Resources and DuPont Corporate Plans and a member of the Office of the Chairman. From 1992 to 1995 Mr. Blumberg was Senior Vice President Dupont Fibers; which included Nylon, “Lycra”, “Dacron” and “Corian”. In 1995 he was appointed Executive Vide President and member of the Office of Chief Executive. He was also Chairman of the Environmental Leadership Council.

Mr. Blumberg is a past member of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, the National Textile Center University Consortium Oversight Committee, the Delaware Art Museum’s Board of Trustees, the Michigan Tech President’s Club, the board of the Del-Mar-Va Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Delaware Child Care Connection, and the Medical Center of Delaware. He received the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees Silver Medal in 1992 and is a member of the Michigan Tech’s Presidents Club, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and AIChE.

From 1995 Induction to the Department of Chemical Engineering Academy