Michael Blumenthal was appointed Executive Director of the Rubber Manufacturers Association's Scrap Tire Management Council in October 1990. In 2007 Michael was promoted to Vice President of the Rubber Manufacturers Association. Michael has led the tire manufacturer's efforts to expand the viable markets for scrap tires. These efforts include researching and writing market studies, compendiums on air emission issues, ASTM standards for ground rubber, engineering guidelines for civil engineering applications and standard guidelines for tire derived fuel. Michael also led the effort that revised National Fire Protection Agency guidelines for outdoor storage of scrap tires.

Michael has authored over 75 articles and peer-reviewed papers and is widely quoted in the tire and recycling industry publications. Michael has also served on seven state scrap tire advisory committees.

Before joining the Council, Michael was employed by Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., where he worked on several scrap tire projects. Michael began his work with scrap tires when he was employed by Oxford Energy, where he worked on the project management for two dedicated scrap tire-to-energy facilities.

Michael earned a Master of Business Administration from the City University of New York, a Master of Science from Michigan State and his Bachelor of Science from Purdue.