Jon Balousek

Biography

 Jon Balousek is senior vice president – general manager, Specialty Division and has responsibility for the Litter, Food, Charcoal, Brita® and Glad® business operating units. He assumed this role in 2013. Prior to this, Balousek served as vice president – general manager, Litter, Food and Charcoal. Balousek’s previous roles included vice president – Marketing, Cleaning Division, and vice president – domain leader, Kitchen/Around the Home. Balousek joined Clorox in 1991 as an associate marketing manager and then served as a brand manager until 1998. He rejoined Clorox in 2001 in the role of Marketing and Sales planning manager. Balousek has since held positions of increasing responsibility in which he has grown mature businesses through both product innovation and commercial innovation. He has also been responsible for recruiting, retaining and developing key talent across the core functions. Balousek has held leadership positions on several nonprofit boards, including the East Bay Zoological Society Board of Trustees, the Multi-Cultural Institute of Berkeley and the St. Isidore School Foundation. Balousek has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of California – Los Angeles.

Research Interest

 Biochemistry, Enzymology