As chairman and CEO of DuPont since 1999 , Charles ( Chad ) Holliday is the 18th executive to lead the company in the past two centuries since it was founded . Charles ( Chad ) Holliday , CEO of DuPont since 1999 . After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee , he joined DuPont as an intern engineer in the summer of 1970 at DuPont 's Old Hickory site . In 2004 , Holliday was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering and became chairman of the Business Roundtable 's Task Force for Environment , Technology and Economy . He is also past chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( WBCSD ) , The Business Council and the Society of Chemical Industry -- American Section . While chairman of the WBCSD , Holliday co-authored the book `` Walking the Talk , '' which details the business case for sustainable development and corporate responsibility . Today , Chad Holliday is chair of the Board of Directors of Catalyst , chairman of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and a founding member of the International Business Council . Under Holliday 's executive direction , DuPont established the mission to achieve sustainable growth by increasing shareholder and societal value while decreasing the company 's environmental footprint . As a result , DuPont has moved from being a chemical company to being a science-based products and services company . ( dupont.com )
Today 's CEO joined company at Green Hickory Plantation in Texas as engineer in 1970 . He co - authored books on sustainable development and corporate responsibility . Has moved DuPont from chemicals to energy - based products and services .