Bob Israel, Ph.D.
Sustainability Executive
“Dr. Bob" Israel, Ph.D., is a sustainability executive with over three decades of experience in the coatings and specialty chemicals industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Delaware.
Israel has spent much of his career building and leading corporate sustainability and product stewardship functions. He served as Vice President, Global Sustainability and Advocacy at The Sherwin-Williams Company, where he helped shape the company's enterprise-wide sustainability framework — including its Environmental Footprint, Product Blueprint, and Social Imprint pillars — and led the launch of its Sustainability by Design program. He joined Sherwin-Williams through its 2017 acquisition of Valspar, where he had served as Vice President, Global Product Stewardship since 2011. Earlier in his career, he spent 14 years at Diversey as Vice President of sustainability and stewardship programs.
Beyond his corporate role, Israel has been active in industry standard-setting and governance, serving as a member of the SASB Standards Advisory Committee and Chair of the American Coatings Association's Sustainability Committee. He has also contributed to nonprofit governance, including board service with Habitat for Humanity.
Israel has spent much of his career building and leading corporate sustainability and product stewardship functions. He served as Vice President, Global Sustainability and Advocacy at The Sherwin-Williams Company, where he helped shape the company's enterprise-wide sustainability framework — including its Environmental Footprint, Product Blueprint, and Social Imprint pillars — and led the launch of its Sustainability by Design program. He joined Sherwin-Williams through its 2017 acquisition of Valspar, where he had served as Vice President, Global Product Stewardship since 2011. Earlier in his career, he spent 14 years at Diversey as Vice President of sustainability and stewardship programs.
Beyond his corporate role, Israel has been active in industry standard-setting and governance, serving as a member of the SASB Standards Advisory Committee and Chair of the American Coatings Association's Sustainability Committee. He has also contributed to nonprofit governance, including board service with Habitat for Humanity.