John Lorenz

Mr. Lorenz is experienced in identifying and managing new technologies, financing industry consolidations and acquisitions, and providing initial and long-term financing for such ventures.

Mr. Lorenz is the co-founder and investor in several technology, solid waste, and manufacturing businesses in the US, and has served as a Board Member, Chairman, CEO and financial strategic advisor.

Mr. Lorenz co-founded Environmental Waste of America, Inc. (1986), and GlyEco, Inc. (2005) where he participated in all management aspects of chemical recycling and solid waste management, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as, vertical integration.

He served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of GlyEco, Inc. from 2005 to February 2015. He was the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Environmental Waste of America, Inc. (EWA) between 1986 and 1993 until its merger with Envirofil, Inc., a public company that organized and directed in the 1990s a consolidation of the Solid Waste sector and merged with and became the management of Waste Management, Inc. (WM, NYSE).

In addition, Mr. Lorenz was formerly a founder, Director, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Services of America, Inc. (ASA), and American Container Corp. He presently advises several emerging companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lorenz worked as a financial, marketing, and political consultant, doing media, market, and public opinion research.

Mr. Lorenz has published articles on diachronic survey research, and is an author and editor of the book, The Political Image Merchants, published in 1971. Mr. Lorenz is an “inventor” on several patents and is a frequent lecturer at Universities in the United States on capital structure, financial strategies, and equity development.

Mr. Lorenz is preparing a book for publication in 2021 on financial strategies and consolidations in challenging economic environments. He currently is an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University (ASU), Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law. Mr. Lorenz is an active tri-athlete and epee’ fencer and regularly competes in fencing competitions/ tournaments and triathlons in the US.

Mr. Lorenz holds an undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Portland, and a Master’s degree from the University of Chicago.