Deputy executive director for the Tile Council of North America (Anderson, South Carolina), Bill Griese joined ASTM International in 2007 and served three consecutive terms as chair of the committee on ceramic whitewares and related products (C21). He also has been chair of the ASTM Committee on Technical Committee Operations. Currently he serves as chair of the ceramic tile subcommittee (C21.06), and he is also a member of the committees on sustainability (E60) and manufactured masonry units (C15). In 2013, he received the J.A. Thomas President’s Leadership Award for his contributions on behalf of C21.

In 2018, Griese received the Award of Merit from C21. Griese, who regularly conducts seminars and contributes articles to industry publications, is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional. Griese is also involved with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and other standards groups, and he is a U.S. delegate to the World Ceramic Tiles Forum.

After earning a bachelor of science in ceramic and materials engineering from Clemson University, Griese joined the Tile Council as a laboratory engineer. He began working on industry standards in 2007 and assumed his current role in 2023.