Andrew Stocking

President and CEO

Principle Business Enterprises, Inc.

Andrew Stocking, Ph.D., is CEO and President of Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. (PBE), a manufacturing firm based outside of Bowling Green, Ohio that manufactures and markets a variety of innovative, high-performance absorbent products, with the largest application being incontinence products for those with heavy to severe incontinence. The company is fueled by its mission to uplift the lives of both its customers and employees.

PBE was founded in 1961 by Andrew’s grandmother, and he is the third generation to lead the company. Over the past decade, he has continued to elevate the mission while also bringing a focus on operational and financial efficiency and enriching the lives of its people. Prior to joining PBE, Andrew held a succession of roles within the federal government, first at the Congressional Budget Office and then with the Department of Energy. In those roles, he conducted work in energy security, clean transportation, renewable energy, electricity markets, and cap and trade programs. He has also written and published on a variety of topics in environmental and healthcare economics, including auction design, oil and gas development, the strategic petroleum reserve, Chinese trade policy, electricity markets, prescription drug benefits, Medicare, and competition in healthcare.

Andrew taught economics as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland and at Bowling Green State University. Andrew has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, master's degree in civil engineering, both from Stanford University and a master's degree and PhD in Resource Economics from the University of Maryland.