Jennifer F. Scanlon is President and CEO of UL Solutions and a member of the board of directors, roles she has held since 2019. With her deep commitment to science and technology and her extensive experience leading industrial companies, Scanlon leads UL Solutions in its mission of working for a safer world. Under Scanlon’s leadership, UL Solutions completed a successful initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2024.
Before joining UL Solutions, Scanlon served from November 2016 to April 2019 as president and CEO of USG Corporation, a then publicly traded manufacturer of building products. Scanlon spent a total of 16 years at USG and steered the company through a major international expansion, digital transformation and sustainable products evolution.
Scanlon advocates fiercely for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. She dedicates herself to promoting increased diversity in STEM fields, fostering greater diversity in the workforce and improving organizations’ ability to meet the needs of a global customer base.
Scanlon currently serves in key roles for numerous organizations: the Commercial Club of Chicago (Chair of the Civic Committee), the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (Vice Chair of the Board), the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Class C Director, Chair), the TIC Council (Vice President of the Global Board) and the University of Notre Dame (board of trustees member). Scanlon is the Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the US-China Business Council and was appointed to the U.S.-India CEO Forum. She previously served as a member of the board of directors of USG, from September 2016 to April 2019.
Scanlon earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations and Computer Applications from the University of Notre Dame.