Rubicon Technologies appoints new CEO

Rubicon Technologies Inc., a digital marketplace for waste and recycling and provider of software-based products for businesses and governments based in Lexington, Kentucky, has appointed chief technology officer Phil Rodoni as CEO and a member of the board effective October. Founding CEO Nate Morris will continue to serve as chairman of the board, director and strategic adviser during this succession period. Osman Ahmed has been named lead independent director.  

According to a news release from Rubicon, Rodoni’s appointment to the role of CEO is part of Rubicon’s strategic plan as the company works to achieve its mission of ending waste through the digital transformation of the waste and recycling industry.  

Rodoni has served as Rubicon’s chief technology officer since 2015. He came to Rubicon from Esurance where he held the role of vice president of software development. Before that, Rodoni also worked in senior technology positions at Charles Schwab and Travelzoo. Rodoni holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration from the Haas School of Business.  

“The company is on a path of rapid growth as we scale our industry-leading technology platform to transform the $2.1 trillion global waste and recycling market,” Rodoni says. “Becoming a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year was a tremendous step toward this effort, and I look forward to leading the company as it continues to help businesses and governments around the world use technology to drive environmental innovation.”  

With more than two decades of experience in technology innovation and product development, Rubicon says Rodoni has helped to make it a leader in the waste and recycling category. In his new role, Rodoni will focus on a number of core goals for Rubicon, including accelerating the company’s progress to profitability, investing in Rubicon’s leading digital marketplace and suite of products and further developing the strategic vision and execution plan for Rubicon’s next phase of growth.  

“Leading Rubicon from its founding has been an absolute privilege,” Morris says. “Looking back on the last decade, I am immensely proud of what we have achieved.”  

Under Morris, the company established more than 8 million service locations, expanding services to all 50 states and 20 countries and successfully completed the process of becoming public on the New York Stock Exchange.