Jeff Lenard is vice president of communications for NACS. As lead spokesperson for the association, he is responsible for communicating on behalf of the $624 billion convenience and petroleum retailing industry on issues related to motor fuels sales, new technologies and innovations and convenience trends.

Prior to joining NACS in 1999, Lenard served as manager of communications and marketing for the Washington, D.C.-based Petroleum Technology Transfer Council. He also served communications positions in New York City for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Lenard earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from Syracuse University.