Ronald J. Mittelstaedt is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded Waste Connections, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc. and RDM Positive Impact Foundation and who has been the head of 8 different companies. Currently, he holds the position of Executive Chairman at Waste Connections, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Waste Connections US, Inc., Chief Executive Officer for Waste Connections of Florida, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Seneca Meadows, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at SKB Environmental, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer at R360 Environmental Solutions LLC (which are all subsidiaries of Waste Connections, Inc.) and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Toogood Estate Winery, Inc. He is also on the board of 5 other companies. He previously held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Waste Connections, Inc., Divisional Vice President at Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., Regional Vice President at Sanifill, Inc., Executive Vice President at United Waste Systems, Inc. and Regional Vice President at USA Waste Services, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.