Meet The Naths

Cody Nath can’t remember a time growing up when his family didn’t focus on bringing the Gospel and revealing the Kingdom of God here on earth to those who are in need through generously giving.

For many years, his family has sponsored children through World Vision — often two or three at a time. At age 14, he traveled with his father, Bill Nath, to Mexico to see World Vision’s work at the time with street children. Nicaragua came next, then Honduras, and with each trip, the values his parents instilled in him — the importance of missions, prayer, and faithful giving — became ingrained into who he was and now are the focuses of his family.

For Cody, it’s not about work-life balance; it’s all about work-life integration, focusing on incorporating your philanthropic values into your job. So, Cody has integrated his personal mission with his work at Refined Technologies, knowing that eternal purpose fuels excellence.

Refined Technologies (RTI) was founded in 2001. Cody succeeded his father as president and CEO in 2016. From the beginning, their mission statement leads, with “Honor God Always.” Cody explained this means everything from operating under biblical principles like honesty, integrity, and respect to reinvesting profits for eternal impact into ministry partners like World Vision, CrossWalk Center, Folds of Honor, and others.

“We believe our company belongs to God, and we are simply stewards,” Cody says. “We’re responsible to Him for how we use the profits from the business. And as Christians, we know we’re called to give.” Beyond the calling, Cody finds the opportunity to give extremely rewarding. “It blesses us,” he says. “We end up benefiting because we're now giving as a team instead of giving as a family — that’s a very rewarding experience. The Nath family is only a piece of this; we earned these profits as a Refined Technologies team, too.

Outside of his role as the President of RTI, Cody and his wife Christine have two children, Ezra and Magnolia. Cody holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Texas. Cody is also the Past Chapter Chair for Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) in the Texas Gulf Coast and is an active member at his local church in The Woodlands, Texas.