Andrew N. Liveris

Andrew N. Liveris
Liveris at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2013
Born	(1954-05-05) May 5, 1954 (age 62) Darwin, Australia
Residence	Midland, Michigan
Nationality	Australia
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical
Predecessor	William S. Stavropoulos
Spouse(s)	Paula Liveris

Andrew N. Liveris (born 5 May 1954, Darwin, Australia) is President, Chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company, a global specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics company based in Midland, Michigan with 2013 annual sales of more than $57 billion. Liveris has been a member of Dow's board of directors since February 2004, CEO since November 2004 and was elected as chairman of the board effective 1 April 2006. Liveris succeeded William S. Stavropoulos as CEO in 2004, after holding the position of chief operating officer. He has been appointed to lead advisory groups to the White House under both the Obama and Trump administrations.

Liveris was born in Darwin, Australia. He is proud of being the grandson of a Greek immigrant and identifies strongly with his Greek heritage. He attended Darwin High School until 1974 when Darwin was hit by Cyclone Tracy. He then moved to Brisbane where he continued his education at Brisbane State High School.

He holds a bachelor's degree (first-class-honors) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Queensland. In 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in science by his alma mater as well as being named Alumnus of the Year.

Liveris began his career at Dow in 1976 in Melbourne, Australia. He spent much of his career in Asia before coming to North America, with roles in manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, and business and general management. Liveris spent 14 years in Hong Kong and served as Dow's general manager in Thailand before becoming head of Dow's entire Asia-Pacific operations.

Liveris joined Dow's Board of Directors in February 2004, becoming CEO in November 2004. His election to Chairman of the Board became effective April 1, 2006. In 2008, under Liveris' leadership as CEO, Dow was ranked 13th on Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) Magazine's list of top 100 best corporate citizens.