Jeff Torkelson

Jeff Torkelson's work experience includes senior leadership roles in research and development at Valvoline Global Operations and Valvoline Inc. Jeff served as Senior Director of R&D at Valvoline Global Operations starting in March 2023. Prior to that, they held positions such as Technical Director for Commercial and Industrial Lubricants, Technical Director for Chemicals and Appearance Products, and Senior Group Leader for Commercial and Industrial Lubes at Valvoline Inc. from 2005 to 2023. Before joining Valvoline, they worked as a Research and Development Chemist at ExxonMobil from 2000 to 2005 and as a Product Development Chemist at Imperial Oil from 1998 to 2000.

Jeff Torkelson received a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD degree in Chemistry from the University of Alberta in the years 1993 to 1998. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science - BS Honors degree in Chemistry from the University of Regina. Exact start and end years were not provided for the Bachelor's degree.