Herman & Associates is a Washington-based consulting firm specializing in energy and environmental issues. The firm's clients include major refiners, chemical companies, trade associations, and oxygenate producers and marketers. The firm's president, Marilyn J. Herman is a widely recognized expert in the field of petroleum products and air quality regulations.

Prior to founding Herman and Associates, Ms. Herman was appointed to serve as Deputy Director of a Congressional Commission on Alcohol Fuels, Chaired the U.S. Department of Energy's Task Force on Alcohol Fuels, and held various senior positions within the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of the Administrator and Mobile Source Enforcement. Prior to joining the EPA, Ms. Herman served as legislative aide to Senator A. Ribicoff on Capitol Hill.

Ms. Herman is a member of ASTM's Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, and was recently appointed to serve as Chairperson of the ASTM Task Force on Reformulated Gasoline. She also was appointed to serve as a member of the National Conference on Weights and Measures' Petroleum Subcommittee, responsible for recommending changes in national standards on gasoline, gasoline oxygenate blends, and diesel fuels.