Dr. Bob Maughon, Ph.D.

Dr. Bob Maughon is the Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer at SABIC. He oversees a global organization with 20 research centers around the world and a talented team focused on driving process, product and application innovation to support SABIC’s growth agenda. Additionally, Maughon has responsibility for Corporate Sustainability, Product Stewardship, Technology Licensing and Technology Ventures.

Dr. Maughon joined SABIC after a 21-year career at Dow, where he served from 2013-2019 as the R&D vice president for Packaging & Specialty Plastics and Hydrocarbons.

Maughon serves as a board member of the University of Michigan Engineering Leadership Advisory Board and the AspenTech Executive Advisory Board.

He holds nine U.S. patents and has numerous publications and presentations at various conferences.

Maughon earned his BA degree in chemistry from Rice University and his PhD in organic chemistry from the California Institute of Technology.