Nate Morris Biography

Morris Industries, situated in Lexington, Kentucky, was founded by Nate Morris, who is revolutionizing the trash and recycling business. Morris' zeal for resolving environmental issues was instrumental in the development of Rubicon, the digital trash and recycling experience's category inventor. Rubicon, which began by maxing out credit cards and using a $10,000 line of credit, currently operates in 22 countries across five continents and has a market capitalization of more than $1 billion. The company works with Fortune 500 companies, main street shops, and municipalities all around the world to assist them to achieve zero waste goals. Rubicon has acted as a transformational platform for the waste and recycling category under Morris' leadership as Founder & CEO, having been named a "Industry Disruptor" by Inc. Magazine and twice named "One of the World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company, and is the subject of a Harvard Business School Case Study with Morris as the protagonist. As a Senior Advisor to the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and the Trilateral Commission, he is dedicated to identifying waste as a national security concern to the United States. Morris was the first Kentuckian to be named to Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40 list, as well as the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders list. He is also the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame's youngest ever inductee. Morris, a ninth-generation Kentuckian who attended public schools, was born in Lexington and reared by a single mother in a union family. Morris was a Scottish Rite Scholar at George Washington University and attended Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs. Morris is a Fulbright Specialist Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Morris is the creator of the Morris Foundation, whose purpose is to ensure that all Kentuckians have access to the American Dream. Morris, a major contributor to the University of Kentucky, serves on the Deans's Advisory Council and as the Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics.

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