Larry Ryan is the business president for Energy and Water Solutions, based in Houston, Texas, where he is responsible for leading the business strategy to address the ongoing needs created by the growing global population, which has increased demand in both established and emerging economies for products and technologies that can consistently improve the availability and quality of energy and water for consumer and industrial use. Dow is well positioned with a suite of offerings that serve those needs, with this business segment – Dow Water and Process Solutions, Dow Microbial, Alternative Energy and Dow Oil, Gas & Mining.
Prior to this role, he was the business director for Dow Oil, Gas & Mining. He joined Dow in September 2011 from Halliburton Energy Services, where he served as the global manager for water treatment.
Larry began his career on the Edison Engineering Development Program in New York with General Electric. He then held various positions at GE until 2007. Larry earned his Six Sigma Black Belt certification in 2000, leading cross-functional teams at GE Silicones Americas. In 2001, he became the elastomers and RTV Silicone technology leader. He moved to Germany in 2003 as the global elastomers/RTV and technology director for GE Bayer Silicones. In 2006, he became the business manager of elastomers and RTV , GE Advanced Materials, for Silicones Americas. He became the chief executive officer of SulphCo Inc. in 2007, moving to Halliburton in 2011 to become the global manager for water treatment.
Larry holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware.