Michael G. Vale, Ph.D., is the Group President, Safety & Industrial Business Group of 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, a position he has held since May 2019. Previously, he served as 3M’s Executive Vice President, Health Care Business Group from July 2016 to April 2019 and as Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Group, from August 2011 to July 2016. Dr. Vale joined 3M in 1992 and has served in a variety of domestic and international leadership roles, including product development engineer, manufacturing director, managing director of 3M Spain, and managing director of 3M Brazil.