Michael W. Valente occupies the position of Secretary, Vice President & General Counsel of GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. and General Counsel & Assistant Secretary at Rockwood Specialties Group LLC.

He is also on the board of Versum Materials UK Ltd. and Member of New York State Bar Association, Member of New Jersey State Bar Association and Member of Pennsylvania State Bar Association.

In his past career he was Associate at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, General Counsel-Materials Technologies Business at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Vice President & General Counsel for Rockwood Holdings, Inc. and Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel for Versum Materials, Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree from Rider University and a graduate degree and a doctorate from Seton Hall University.