Rajan Iyer

Rajan Iyer has extensive experience in research and development, technical services, and innovation within the paper industry. Rajan is currently the Vice President of R&D and Technical Services at Monadnock Paper Mills, where they focus on developing sustainable solutions for printing and packaging markets. Prior to this role, they worked at Georgia-Pacific LLC as an Innovation-Senior Product Development Engineer, where they led projects, provided customer technical service, and performed financial valuations of innovation projects. Rajan also held positions as a Technical Director and Innovation Technology Manager within the company. Before joining Georgia-Pacific, Rajan worked at BASF as a Product & Process Development Manager, where they provided R&D team leadership and drove cost reduction projects. Rajan also worked at Imerys as a Technical Manager and Senior Research Scientist, where they managed products and led product development projects for the coated paper market segment. Earlier in their career, they were a Senior Research Scientist at ECC International, where they led product development and played a key role in guiding business strategy.

Rajan Iyer has a rich educational history in the field of Chemical Engineering. Rajan first attended the University of Mumbai from 1984 to 1988, where they obtained their Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. Following this, they pursued further education at the University of Maine and completed their Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from 1989 to 1992. Subsequently, they continued their academic journey at the same institution, completing their Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from 1992 to 1996. Lastly, they ventured into business studies by attending the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business, where they obtained their M.B.A. degree from 2004 to 2007.