Fueling The Movement

Brian has led iogen's development of world-leading technology in the biofuels industry and forged alliances with major energy companies and investors, including Royal Dutch Shell and Goldman Sachs.  He has also been active in the development of renewable fuels policy in the United States and has testified before both House and Senate committees.

He has received both the Raphael Katzen Award for distinguished contributions from the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference.  He is recognized as one of the top 100 people in the Advanced Bioeconomy by Biofuels Digest.

Brian graduated from MIT with Bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He has received 112 patents worldwide.

Pat has a broad range of experience in the development and commercialization of biofuels and biochemicals.  He currently leads iogen's biogas business, leveraging the company's expertise in advanced biofuel markets and pioneering the company's utilization of biomethane in refineries to make renewable fuels.

He is a recognized expert on the dynamics of fuel credit markets and has spoken widely on the topic.

Pat was responsible for the development of iogen's enzyme business, which pioneered new products and applications in different industries around the world.  (This business was acquired by Novozymes in 2013 for $80 million.)

He also led the design, construction, commissioning, and operations of the world's first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in Ottawa, Ontario and oversaw iogen's cellulosic biofuel project development activities.

Pat has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Master of Construction Engineering and Management, from the University of Michigan. He has received 46 patents worldwide.

John has over 20 years of experience in commercialization, technology innovation, project development and environmental compliance.  In 2021, John was promoted to VP Project Development and he is responsible for the development of our renewable natural gas production facilities in North America.

John joined iogen in 2004 and has held a number of roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Senior Manager, Commercial Development where John has led or been a key resource in all of iogen's commercial project development efforts over the last 15 years.

John is a Professional Engineer and holds a Masters' Certificate in project Management from the Sprott School of Business in addition to a B.Eng. from Carleton University.

Juha has more than 30 years’ diverse experience in oil and refined products trading and financing around the globe.

He has built and managed several trading groups and led BP's North American Structured Products group in the oil and refined products area.

Before joining iogen, Juha was working for ICBCS, the commodity arm of the world’s largest bank, as Head of Energy, Americas.  There, he financed the working capital for refineries, owning the oil on the way in, and the products on the way out, so that the refiners did not need to tie up the cash while feedstocks and fuels were in transit or in storage.

Juha holds a Master of Science (Msc), Industrial Economics from Tampere University of Technology, Finland.

Claire has served as VP Finance with iogen since 2012 and she is responsible for all facets of the finance function including financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, taxes and insurance, and played an integral role in commercializing the company's biogas business.

Claire began her career as a CPA with Deloitte LLP. She has extensive finance and accounting experience with both public and private companies and has previously worked at Cognos Inc, Boston Acoustics Inc. and Goodfellow Inc.

Claire holds a B.Comm from McGill University as well as a Diploma in Public Accountancy.

Claire joined iogen in 2009 and she is responsible for the company's intellectual property strategy and patent portfolio. Prior to joining iogen, Claire managed all worldwide legal, patent and trademark work for Cytec Industries Inc., an international chemical and aerospace company with approximately $4 billion in revenue.

She began her career in private practice at a major New York City law firm, specializing in intellectual property litigation, counseling, and transaction work. Claire has a B.S. in Chemistry,  and a J.D degree from Rutgers University, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.