Varun Ratta

As a seasoned veteran in the Chemical space with more than twenty years working with the industry, Varun has driven global transformation efforts with several leading Chemical companies, with a particular focus on unlocking value by improving commercial capabilities such as pricing, sales effectiveness, and marketing. He has helped clients drive profitable growth by developing customized strategies that take into consideration supply and demand balances, competitive analysis, and various external value chain forces.

After earning his PhD in Chemical Engineering, Varun began his career at Dow Chemical, where he was deeply involved in taking new innovation to market, interacting with customers globally, and commercializing new business platforms.

As a specialist in the industry, Varun has worked with both commodity and specialty chemical companies that span a variety of sectors, including basic chemicals and plastics, intermediate and specialty chemicals, agricultural sciences, as well as paints and coatings, to name a few. His expertise also extends to structuring property relationships in polymers, specifically polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and thermoplastic elastomers.