Dan Coombs, P.E., has 46 years of industry experience. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board for PureCycle Technologies (PCT-Nasdaq). He formerly served as an Executive Vice President for LyondellBasell, leading global manufacturing, projects, and businesses. He also served as a Senior Vice President at Chevron Phillips Chemical and Deputy General Manager of Qatar Chemical.
Dan is a Trustee of the AIChE Foundation, and Chairperson of the Foundation’s Corporate Council. Dan and his wife Ellen Coombs were AIChE Philanthropists of the Year in 2021, recognized for supporting STEM education. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of The Ohio State Univ. and received the College of Engineering Dean’s Meritorious Service to Students Award. He currently serves on The Ohio State Univ. Foundation Board and the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Advisory Board.
Dan Coombs has chemical engineering degrees from The Ohio State Univ. (BS) and the Univ. of Tulsa (MS), and he earned an MBA from Texas A&M.