David P. Steiner

David Paul Steiner^[1] was born on May 4, 1960, in Alameda County, California.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting^[2] in 1982, pledging Phi Delta Theta,^[3] and graduated from the UCLA School of Law in 1987.^[4]

Steiner was admitted to the State Bar of California in December 1988.^[5] He worked as an associate at Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.^[6] In 1990, Steiner joined Phelps Dunbar.^[7] He specialized in corporate, securities, and mergers and acquisitions law. Steiner was named a partner in February 1995 and subsequently started the firm's pro-bono practice where Steiner said they "help people in need, and need people to help." ^[8] Steiner married Judy and had three children with her.^[9]

In November 2000,^[3] Steiner became deputy general counsel for Waste Management, rejecting a job offer from Enron.^[10] In July 2001, he was appointed general counsel and senior vice president, and in April 2003, Steiner was promoted to chief financial officer.^[11] He succeeded A. Maurice Myers as chief executive in March 2004.^[12] Steiner became president of Waste Management in June 2010.^[13] His tenure marked a shift in the company's marketing towards environmental services.^[14] Steiner led an offer to acquire Republic Services, the second largest waste disposal company in the United States, in 2008.^[15] Steiner resigned as president in July 2016^[16] and as chief executive in November.^[17]

Steiner has served on the board of directors of FedEx since 2009^[18] and as its lead independent director since 2013.^[19] He has additionally served on the board of TE Connectivity.^[20] Steiner joined the boards of Vulcan Materials Company in February 2017^[21] and AMP Robotics in January 2025.^[22]