Dr. Jeffrey brings more than three decades of experience working for both operating companies and consulting firms in the petrochemical industry to his role as head of S&P Global Commodity Insights Chemical and Energy Training for the Oil, Midstream, Downstream and Chemical (OMDC) markets. He is internationally recognized as a gifted educator on the subjects of the technology and business of petrochemicals. Dr. Jeffrey is co-author of a popular chemical textbook entitled, 'Industrial Organic Chemicals, third edition' (Wiley Interscience, 2012) and a contributing editor of the American Chemical Society's Patent Watch online. He holds 30 US patents and has authored more than 25 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Prior to joining S&P Global, Dr. Jeffrey served as vice president of Nexant/Chem System's training programs. His industrial experience include working in research for Exxon Chemical and in marketing and product management for ISP.

Dr. Jeffrey holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Organometallic Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, US, and an Master of Business Administration from PACE University, New York City, US. He also served as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US.