Mohammad Reza Hassanzadeh Gorakhki (Ph.D.)

Mohammad Reza Hassanzadeh Gorakhki currently serves as the Director of Environmental Products at Minerals Technologies Inc., where responsibilities include overseeing the commercial, operational, technical, marketing, and financial performance of Environmental Products in North America and Latin America. Prior to this role, Mohammad held positions at CETCO, initially as Technical Services Engineer and later as Senior Manager Technical Services, managing global technical aspects and ensuring high standards for approximately $200 million in product sales. Previous experience includes a Geotechnical Engineer role at Barr Engineering Co., where recommendations for environmental challenges were made for energy and mining clients. Academic contributions were made at Colorado State University, where Mohammad served as a Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Instructor, and Graduate Teaching Assistant. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering and an MBA in Sustainability, Strategy, and Operations Management from Carnegie Mellon University.