BSc, Harvey Mudd College; MBA, University of Chicago; PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Over 20 years' experience in the energy sector including in the development and commercialization of fuels and chemicals technologies. Formerly: Vice-President and General Manager, Renewable Energy and Chemicals, UOP, a Honeywell Company; led UOP's renewable business from its inception through to the achievement of significant revenues from the commercialization of multiple novel biofuels technologies. Currently Chair & CEO, LanzaTech. On the boards of: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Biofuels Advisory Committee; EcoMotors; Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels Services Foundation (RSB). On the board of the Governing Council, Bio Energy Research Institute, India. Author or co-author of 50 US patents, 20 scientific publications. Recipient, Malcolm E. Pruitt Award, Council for Chemical Research (2003).