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Rod was appointed Chairman of RISI's Board of Directors in January 2007 upon retiring from his position as President and CEO after 29 years in the pulp and paper industry. He was formerly Senior Vice President of Paperloop's Information Products division and was also President and a founder of Resource Information Systems, Inc. His work in modeling and forecasting the international pulp and paper markets has received worldwide recognition. He holds a BS degree in Forestry from Michigan State University and an MS in Forestry Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In addition to his role of Chairman, Rod continues to have a strong involvement with RISI as a consultant on various projects | 