Jason Lankford joined Dow as a production engineer in the Light Hydrocarbons II facility in Plaquemine, LA, in 2002. In 2005, he relocated to the Riverside, MO, Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) facility and served in various manufacturing roles including operations leader. In 2008, Jason assumed duties as production leader for the XPS facility in La Porte, TX, and from 2010 through 2013, served as production leader and site leader for XPS facilities in Dalton, GA, and Riverside, MO. In 2013, Jason moved to St. Charles Operations and served as the production leader of the Ethylene Oxide, Higher Glycols and Methyl Glycol Ethers facilities until assuming the West Virginia Operations site director role in 2016. In June, 2018, Jason relocated to Texas and assumed the Energy Technology Center Director role. In this role, Jason directs the strategic plan for Dow’s power and utility assets in manufacturing sites around the world.
Prior to joining Dow, Jason served as an officer in the United States Navy in various roles for 7 years.

Jason earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, in 1995, and his Master of Engineering degree (Engineering Management focus) from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, in 2001.