Greg Krissek, CEO Emeritus of the Kansas Corn Commission and Kansas Corn Growers Association, was honored for his 15 years of service to the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) during its 66th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Milwaukee, WI last month.

Krissek was first introduced to the Council through his work as a staff member of Kansas Corn starting in 2000 and started attending meetings regularly in 2014 as the CEO of Kansas Corn and as an interested participant in USGBC Advisory Teams (A-Teams). Krissek served on the Ethanol A-Team when it was first developed and went on to join the Middle East and South Asia A-Team from 2020-2026, engaging in many overseas missions.

He was especially involved in missions to India before the opening of the Council’s office in New Delhi. In 2020, Krissek attended Auto Expo, India’s largest auto show where the Council was working with the Indian auto industry to address the economic benefits of having a robust fuel ethanol policy, including the potential for imports to help the country meet its E20 mandate.

At the expo, the Council and U.S. industry partners invited attendees to learn about the economic, environmental and health benefits of increased ethanol use. Roughly 600,000 individuals – including Indian consumers, fuel industry stakeholders and government officials – attended the show.

“I got to return to India for the opening of the Council’s office in New Delhi, and it was like coming to fruition the work that a lot of people have done to make that office a reality,” Krissek said.