Rubicon is built on set of values to make the world a better place. The Founders Pledge is a natural extension of that mission.
Nate Morris is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rubicon Global.
Morris founded Rubicon in 2008 with a mission “To End Waste.” Rubicon leverages the power of technology to manage waste, recycling, and sustainability solutions for Fortune 500 & Main Street customers and cities around the world. Under Morris’ leadership, Rubicon became a catalyst for groundbreaking change across the waste and recycling industry, expanding operations to five continents and 18 countries. Rubicon has been recognized as ‘One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies’ by Fast Company and as an Industry Disruptor by Inc. Magazine.
Morris has been named to Fortune Magazine’s 40 under 40 list, a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, an Outstanding Young American by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, and a 2018 Most Admired CEO by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Morris is also a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
Morris has been profiled in several national news and academic publications including the New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal and was also the protagonist of a Harvard Business School case study.
A product of Kentucky public schools, Morris attended George Washington University as a Scottish Rite Scholar and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Morris then attended Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and was named a Presidential Scholar at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.