Ryan Gilliam, PhD | Source | CEO, Co-founder at Fortera
Ryan Gilliam, PhD
Dr. Ryan Gilliam is co-founder and CEO of Fortera, a green cement company with the first operating commercial green cement plant in the United States. Dr. Gilliam is a serial entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to solving climate issues. Specifically, Dr. Gilliam has focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like cement, energy, and petrochemicals. He has over 100 granted patents focused on electrochemical, chemical, and materials technologies for the beneficial reuse of carbon emissions, green hydrogen production, and more environmentally-friendly chemical manufacturing. In addition to his role at Fortera, Dr. Gilliam also serves on the Board of Directors of Chemetry and Verdagy, two companies he founded which are focused on more environmentally-friendly production of essential chemicals and green hydrogen for energy.
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Fortera
CEO, Co-founder
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"Cement is the glue that binds concrete together, and while cement typically only represents 15% of concrete materials, it makes up 80% of the CO2 emissions associated with concrete."
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"Fortera has developed a bolt-on solution that works with existing cement-making facilities to absorb those emissions, mineralize them and produce more cement. We are helping cement makers cut emissions by taking that industrial CO2 and turning it back into a usable product.”
