Frank J. Flider is an independent consultant on the development, use, and applications of high oleic soybean oil, and has been actively involved in the industry’s transition from partially hydrogenated oils to high oleic oils and shortenings. Involved in the development and functional evaluation of high oleic oils and interesterified high oleic soybean shortenings and margarines, he also has firsthand knowledge of all aspects of this category of oils. He has made numerous presentations at IFT and AOCS annual meetings and the AOCS Latin American Congress, and has been quoted as a high oleic oil expert in numerous industry trade publications.