Dale Didion was a senior vice president and a group leader in the public affairs division of Fleishman-Hillard and a senior managing director of Hill & Knowlton and the director of their environmental practice for North America. At Fleishman-Hillard and Hill & Knowlton, Mr. Didion represented clients around the world specializing in the development of environmental, agricultural and renewable energy products and services.

As founder of The Didion Group his company represents our nation's leading environmental, energy and agricultural companies and nonprofit organizations. The Group is committed to advancing cutting edge ideas and technologies that educate audiences and change behavior. Mr. Didion was responsible for developing and implementing the price sourcing for the Organic Price Index. The OPX is a nationwide system that provides pricing information for organic products.

Mr. Didion was executive director of Renew America, the nation's only nonprofit organization which identifies, promotes and facilities the replication of successful business, government and nonprofit environmental programs. Renew America worked with 30 leading national environmental CEOs to advance strategic issues nationally and internationally, and form partnerships to support the adoption of innovative programs nationwide.

In addition, Mr. Didion served as a U.S. Treasury diplomat in Saudi Arabia, working with senior Saudi officials to develop technology transfer projects protecting vital natural resources. Before going to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Didion spent over six years in the Office of Management and Budget, the Executive Office of the President, developing the budget, policy and regulations for science, technology and natural resources programs for the President of the United States.