John Zakarian
About John Zakarian
John Zakarian is the Americas Aromatics Commercial Rep at ExxonMobil, with extensive experience in various roles within the company and a strong educational background in engineering and management.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
John Zakarian is presently serving as the Americas Aromatics Commercial Representative at ExxonMobil in Spring, Texas. He has been in this role since 2021, focusing on commercial operations within the aromatics segment for the Americas region.
Previous Positions at ExxonMobil
John Zakarian has had a diverse career at ExxonMobil. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as the Feedstocks Commercial Representative in Spring, Texas. Prior to that, he was a Market Developer from 2016 to 2019 in Houston, Texas. He also served as the North America Vistamaxx Business Lead from 2014 to 2016 and as the Marketing Process Advisor from 2013 to 2014, both in Houston, Texas.
Early Career Roles
Before joining ExxonMobil, John Zakarian worked at various companies. He was a Summer Associate at Bain & Company for two months in 2012. Prior to that, he served as a Field Engineer - Systems and Instrumentation at GE Energy from 2006 to 2011. His career began at Matson Integrated Logistics, where he held a role in Operations - Intermodal Logistics from 2005 to 2006 in Houston, Texas.
Educational Background
John Zakarian holds an MBA with specializations in Finance, Management & Strategy, Operations, Managerial Analytics, and Managerial Economics from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, obtained between 2011 and 2013. He also earned a Master of Engineering Management in Operations and Design from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering during the same period. Additionally, he graduated with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University, where he studied from 2000 to 2004.