Lawrence Sloan

CEO of AIHA

Larry Sloan has served as CEO of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) since October 2016.  Prior to this, he served as CEO for seven years at SOCMA, a trade association representing the interests of the US specialty chemical industry.  Larry started his non-profit career at the Adhesive and Sealant Council, a trade association representing adhesive and sealant manufacturers, and was promoted to his first CEO role there in January 2005. He led this group for five years.

Larry began his career as a chemical engineer at Air Products and later worked for Nalco Chemical Company in marketing, manufacturing, and sales capacities. 

Larry earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and later graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management where he earned his MBA. 

For more than 20 years Larry has been an active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).  In 2006, he earned his Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential, and in 2021 he was appointed a Fellow (FASAE).  He currently serves as a mentor under their Young Professionals program. 

He has spoken at various non-profit community events over the years, hosted by ASAE, CESSE (Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives), and others. 

Prior volunteer leadership roles include serving on the ASAE Research Committee (elected chair in 2020); as a board member (chair in 2012) of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Council of Manufacturing Associations; as a board member of the Société de Chemie Industrielle; as an executive committee member of the Science History Institute’s Joseph Priestly Society; and as a board member of the Chemical Educational Foundation. 

Larry is active in the community and serves as a volunteer at Food & Friends and as an assistant teacher for Northern VA’s English Empowerment Center. He is currently organizing a corporate team for the 2023 annual DC Walk to End Alzheimer’s.