Rod Proto

About: Rodney R. Proto

Rod has spent much of his professional life in various executive roles within public companies.

He served as the President of BFI International. Upon his return to the US, he assumed the roles of President, COO and Director for a succession of companies that included Sanifill, USA Waste and Waste Management before entering the world of the private entrepreneur in 2000.

He has worked with several private equity firms as an expert in environmental matters and has founded two companies with these firms.  He has also been a director of these companies and on the board of other public companies (Quanta Services and MACE).

Rod’s present focus is on scalable service businesses, primarily in the environmental services and health care industries.