Michael (Mike) Mourot is a global executive with more than four decades of leadership experience spanning chemicals, mining, logistics, and private equity across four continents. Currently Senior Vice President of the Sinclair Group, a management consulting firm based in The Woodlands, Texas, Mike is recognized as an energetic, passionate change agent whose leadership has delivered more than $10 billion in business value through transformation, operational excellence, and strategic execution.

Mike began his career with Dow Chemical, where he spent 27 years in operations and supply chain management, including extensive work in process automation and automatic identification technology. His leadership earned multiple awards from Dow—including the President’s QP Award and Outstanding Plant for Safety/Environment/Loss Prevention—as well as external recognition from Ford, Whirlpool, and GM. He also served as Dow’s College Relations leader for Arkansas, successfully recruiting more than 90 University of Arkansas engineers.

A committed advocate for education and mentorship, Mike co-founded the Chemical Engineering Department Mentoring Program at the University of Arkansas, pairing students with industry professionals. Mourot is an outside instructor in the College of Engineering, teaching a class titled, “Innovation in Industry.” Along with his family, he helped establish the Dr. Jim L. Turpin Student Advising Center in honor of his mentor. He is a Charter Member and four-term Board Director of the Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineers (inducted in 2005) and was honored with the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award in 2022.

Mike’s leadership extends to the nonprofit sector, where he has served as Board Chairman of both the Natural State Business Foundation (NSBF) and the Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses (AAAB). He is also a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.

Mike earned his BS (1976) and MS (1977) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He and his wife, Janet, live in Lake Jackson, Texas. Both are graduates of Morrilton High School, Class of 1972. They are proud parents of three children and five grandsons.

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College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award in April 2022.

Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineers inaugural induction, 2005.