As Herman Miller's Director of Environmental Affairs, PAUL MURRAY guides the company's day-to-day green initiatives. This gives him a unique perspective on the many and varied environmental activities underway on any given day, the dollar value of these actions, and the vital role each individual at Herman Miller employee plays.

Paul joined Herman Miller in 1988 as a production manager responsible for wood finishing operations. Long interested in environmental work, Paul felt a connection to the company's history of environmental stewardship. However, it was not until he sought an air quality permit for a wood finishing area that Paul discovered a growing need within Herman Miller to identify and coordinate the company's numerous green initiatives.

Paul and others soon established EQAT, the Environmental Quality Action Team, and through the group's ongoing efforts Herman Miller has earned several environmental awards, including a Presidential citation, as well as national recognition as an environmentally progressive company. Paul was named Environmental Affairs manager in 1992. In 2004, Organic Style magazine listed Paul on the Organic Style Environmental Power List of the top 50 heroes making our planet a better place. In addition to his responsibilities with Herman Miller, Paul participates in several work groups for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, holds memberships with both the Air and Waste Management Association and the National Association of Environmental Managers, and serves on the Board of Directors for both the University of Michigan's Corporate Environmental Management Program and the International Design Center for the Environment. Additionally, he sits on the boards of several nonprofit environmental organizations. Paul recently launched the Sustainable Research Group (SRG), a small environmental consulting service created to help other companies implement green initiatives similar to Herman Miller's.

Paul attended Northern State College in Aberdeen, S.D., where he earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry; he holds a Master's in management from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is also a LEED-accredited professional.