Phil Kornbluth is the founder and President of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, LLC, a helium-focused consultancy that advises clients on all commercial aspects of the Global Helium Business.

Kornbluth is recognised as one of the gas industry’s leading independent commercial experts in the global helium business. He has been employed by several leading industrial gas companies over the last 42 years, including The BOC Group, plc (BOC) and the Matheson Gas subsidiary of Nippon Sanso Holdings (TNSC) and has worked in various roles related to the helium business for the last 40 years. While at both BOC and TNSC, Kornbluth held executive positions that included general management and P&L responsibility for their global helium businesses.

Kornbluth has been a frequent speaker on helium-related topics at industry conferences, has contributed to and authored numerous helium-related articles and has made important contributions to US helium legislation passed in 1996 and 2013. Phil has been consulting full-time for the last eight years.

Kornbluth holds a BS degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and received a Masters in Business Administration degree from Rider University.