Awards & Recognition
★Northeastern University Distinguished Entrepreneur Award (2019)
★Honorary doctorate from Massachusetts Maritime Academy (2010)
★Named to Northeastern University Board of Trustees
Notable Facts
→Founded Clean Harbors in 1980 with $350, grew it to $5 billion revenue company
→Stepped down as CEO in March 2023 after 43 years, became Executive Chairman and CTO
→Led emergency response efforts for 9/11, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Hurricane Katrina
→Co-donated $60 million to Northeastern University business school naming
→Authored autobiography 'Doing the Doing' published in 2023
→Transitioned from CEO to CTO role to focus on technology and AI initiatives
→Lives in Norwell, Massachusetts with 11 grandchildren nearby