Mr. Root founded American Logistics Group, Inc. and presently serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer.  He is a past-Chair of the Cleveland Better Business Bureau and served on the Executive Committee of the Council of Better Bureaus in Arlington, VA. Mr. Root received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees with honors in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.  He volunteers as a board member and/or advisor with Jewish Family Service Association, Ronald McDonald House Children's Charities, Children's Tumor Foundation, and the Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation.