Mina Zarabian, PhD in

Mina Zarabian, PhD

Login to view DISC.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at Carbonova Corp.
📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mina Zarabian, PhD, is the CEO and Co-founder of Carbonova, a company she launched based on her doctoral research at the University of Calgary. She leads the commercialization of a technology that converts greenhouse gases into valuable carbon nanofibers, drawing on a decade of experience in chemistry, catalysis, and materials engineering.

A self-described lifelong learner, Mina is passionate about creating a circular economy by treating pollution as a resource. She often speaks about the importance of learning from failure, a key lesson from her PhD supervisor, and is a recognized leader in clean technology, winning multiple awards including the Emerging Leader Award at the Global Energy Show.

Interesting fact: Mina co-invented Carbonovas core technology during her PhD after moving to Calgary from Iran.

Read the full overview →
Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Personality Overview

How Mina shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Mina cares about

Circular Carbon Economy
Her company's vision is to create a circular economy by treating waste and pollution as untapped natural resources for creating high-value materials.
Advanced Materials
Her work focuses on producing carbon nanofibers from GHG emissions to reinforce plastics, rubbers, and batteries for various industrial applications.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

10-2018
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Carbonova Corp.
6-2015 - 10-2018
Research and development specialist in chemical and process engineering
Catalysis for Fuels and Energy group, University of Calgary
9-2013 - 10-2018
Instructor Teaching Assistant
University of Calgary
9-2013 - 5-2015
Research And Development Scientist
Calgary Advanced Energy Storage & Conversion Research Technologies
9-2011 - 1-2012
Adjunct Lecturer
Islamic Azad University of Dezfoul
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Calgary
Master's Degree
Sharif University of Technology
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Mina. Free, 10 seconds.