Background
Lewis, Sheldon Noah was born on July 1, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jacob Joseph and Evelyn (Mendelsohn) Iglowitz.
Lewis, Sheldon Noah was born on July 1, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jacob Joseph and Evelyn (Mendelsohn) Iglowitz.
Bachelor with honors, Northwestern University, 1956. Master of Science (University fellow), Northwestern University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy (Eastman Kodak fellow), University of California at Los Angeles, 1959.
Postgraduate (National Science Foundation fellow), University Basel, Switzerland, 1960. Postgraduate certified in research mgmt, Industrial Research Institute, Harvard University, 1973.
With, Rohm & Haas Company, 1960-1978; head laboratory, Rohm & Haas Company, 1963-1968; research supervisor, Rohm & Haas Company, 1968-1973; director specialty chemical research, Rohm & Haas Company, 1973-1974; general manager, Data Control Language Laboratory AG subsidiary, Zurich, Switzerland, 1974-1975; director European laboratories, Valbonne, France, 1975-1976; corporation director research and development worldwide for polymers, resins and monomers, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 1976-1978; with, The Clorox Company, Oakland, California, 1978-1991; vice president Research and Development, The Clorox Company, Oakland, California, 1978; group vice president, The Clorox Company, Oakland, California, 1978-1984; executive vice president, The Clorox Company, Oakland, California, 1984-1991; also board directors, The Clorox Company, Oakland, California president, SNL Inc., Lafayette, California, since 1991. Member industrial panel on science and technical National Science Foundation.
Member California Institute Advisory Board, World Affairs Council, University of California at Los Angeles Chemistry Advisory Council, Bay Area Science Fair Advisory Board, Mills College Advisory Council for Science and Mathematics. Member Soap and Detergent Association (board directors), Chemical Indiana Institute of Toxicology (board directors), Industrial Research Institute, American Chemical Society (chairman Philadelphia polymer section 1970-1971), Society Chemical Industry London, Sigma Xi.
Married Suzanne Joyce Goldberg, June 17, 1957. Children: Sara Lynn, Matthew David, Rachel Annual.