Barbara H. Franklin President and Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Franklin Enterprises and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Member of the Board of Directors from 1980 to 1992 and 1993 to date

The Honorable Barbara H. Franklin, President and CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has served as a Director of The Dow Chemical Company since 1993. She was previously a Director from 1980 to 1992. Currently, Ms. Franklin serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee.

President and CEO, Barbara Franklin Enterprises, private investment and management consulting firm, 1995 to date. Business consultant 1993-95. U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1992-93. President and CEO, Franklin Associates 1984-92. Senior Fellow and Director of Government and Business Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 1979-88. Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 1973-79. Staff Assistant to the President of the United States 1971-73. Asst. Vice President, Citibank 1969-71. President's Advisory Council for Trade Policy and Negotiations 1982-86, 1989-92. She has received the John J. McCloy Award for contributions to audit excellence, the Director of the Year Award from the National Association of Corporate Directors, Outstanding Director Award from the Outstanding Director Exchange, and was named by Directorship Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in corporate governance. Chairman Emerita of the Economic Club of New York, Director of the U.S.-China Business Council, Chairman of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Director of the Atlantic Council, Member of the PCAOB Advisory Council, and Member of the International Advisory Board of Lafarge, Paris, France. Director of Aetna Inc. and a Trustee of three funds in the American Funds family of mutual funds.

Revised: 05/12/2011