Each member company is entitled to put one representative on the board of directors. The Board then elects an executive committee that directs the detailed business through the President and the Secretary of the company. The president is elected by the board of directors.
A Technical Advisory Committee, which also has one representative from each member company, oversees the research program. This committee elects a chairman and a smaller Technical Committee. The Technical Committee works with the FRI Technical Director (a full-time employee of FRI) to execute the research projects performed by the staff. Full-time staff currently includes eight technicians and six chemical engineers.