Karen A. Fletcher is the CEO of AIChE's RAPID Manufacturing Institute and former vice president DuPont. She joined DuPont in 1982 in the Engineering Field Program and was assigned to Parkersburg, W.Va., as an engineer in Teflon® research and development.
From 1982-1990, she served in research and development, operations and technical service assignments in various DuPont businesses. In 1990, she was appointed research manager in Central Research & Development. In 1994, she transferred to the Lycra® business and held positions in technical marketing, product...Read more