Katharine E. Morgan is the President of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Katharine E.Morgan is president of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest organizations for the development of international voluntary consensus standards. With three decades of experience in increasingly strategic and managerial roles at ASTM, Morgan is a respected leader in the global standards community.

After earning her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Lafayette College, Morgan began her career at ASTM supervising the standards development work of several technical committees. In 1990, she rose to become a director, overseeing several managers and their respective committees.

Morgan was named general manager of the Technical Committee Support department in 2001. In this role, she oversaw several areas, including symposia, workshops, international activities, committee services, meeting services, and contract management services.

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