USG Corp. CEO Joins BLF Advisory Board

January 6, 2015

James S. Metcalf is chairman, president and chief executive officer, USG Corporation.

Metcalf graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Pepperdine University and Stanford University SEP. 

His previous assignments at USG include president and chief operating officer, USG Corporation; president, Building Systems; president and chief executive officer, L&W Supply; senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, USG Interiors, Inc.; vice president, Sales, USG Interiors, Inc.; vice president, National Accounts, United States Gypsum Company; director, Retail Marketing, USG Corporation; director, Retail Sales, USG Interiors, Inc.; and national accounts manager, United States Gypsum Company. Metcalf joined USG as a trainee.

Additionally, he serves on the board of directors for USG Corporation, the National Association of Manufacturers Executive Committee, and Tenneco Inc. He is also a policy advisory board member for the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, a member of the advisory board of the Buckeye Leadership Fellows Program at The Ohio State University, a member of CEOs Against Cancer, a chair of the Business Advisory Committee for the Robert Crown Center in Hinsdale, Ill., a general trustee of Rush University Medical Center, a trustee of the USG Foundation, and a Malcolm Baldrige Fellow.

USG Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of innovative, high-performance building systems through its United States Gypsum Company, USG Interiors, LLC and L&W Supply Corporation subsidiaries and its USG Boral Building Products joint venture. Headquartered in Chicago, USG’s worldwide operations serve the commercial, residential, and repair and remodel construction markets, enabling our customers to build the outstanding spaces where people live, work and play. USG wall, ceiling, exterior sheathing, flooring underlayment and roofing systems provide leading-edge building solutions, while L&W Supply branch locations efficiently stock and deliver building materials throughout the United States. USG Boral Building Products is a leading plasterboard & ceilings joint venture across Asia, Australasia, and the Middle East. USG and its subsidiaries are proud sponsors of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams and the Canadian Olympic team. For additional information, visit www.usg.com.