Randy Truby has been a professional in the field of membrane/desalination since January 1969 when he joined Reverse Osmosis General Atomic (ROGA)/Fluid Systems Corporation (FSC) as a researcher. He authored numerous papers on the development of the spiral wound element and applications for reverse osmosis technology. He was a key employee at FSC for over 24 years and was CEO when the business was acquired by Koch Industries in 1998.

Mr. Truby founded R L Truby & Associates in 1998 providing consulting services in the field of membrane desalination. He has been a key part of the teams that successfully transitioned innovative technologies to commercialization. This includes Energy Recovery Inc (ERI), a seawater energy recovery technology that went from start-up to an IPO in 2005. Mr. Truby served as Global Strategy Director for NanoH2O for three years until they were acquired by LG Chem in 2014 for $200 million.

Mr. Truby has been involved in the introduction, manufacture and marketing of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration membranes and systems for over 55 years.  He has held the following positions:

Partner and Vice President of Aqua Media Ltd.

CEO of Fluid Systems Corporation.

Vice President Operations of Hydranautics/Nitto.

CEO of Toray Membrane USA.

Global Strategy Director NanoH2O. 

CEO of NeoTech Aqua Solutions.

Mr. Truby is a Past President of the International Desalination Association (1993-1995). He is also a past Vice President of the

American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA). Mr. Truby served as Chairman of the Board for the Affordable Desalination Collaboration (ADC). He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for AMTA, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Maritime Alliance.

Mr. Truby has authored over 65 presentations on membrane desalination, water treatment technology and desalination market development. He authored the chapter on “Seawater Desalination by Ultralow-Energy Reverse Osmosis” in the Wiley Publication by AIChE entitled Advanced Membrane Technology and Applications 2008. He appeared on the PBS television desalination documentary “By the Year 2000” and has been featured in Fast Company Magazine.