Chief Executive Officer
Ken Gayer is Usalco’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors. Since taking the role in 2020, Ken and his leadership team have transformed Usalco into the company it is today.
Prior to joining Usalco, Ken served as CEO of Gelest, a specialty silicones and silanes producer that was later sold to Mitsubishi Chemical Company. Before leading Gelest, Ken was Business President of Honeywell Specialty Products and had a 15-year tenure at Honeywell in a variety of leadership positions. In addition, Ken has held leadership roles at McKinsey & Company and the Polaroid Corporation.
Before his civilian career, Ken proudly served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Nuclear Submarine Force. Ken earned an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and is a licensed professional engineer (PE).
