Jim Fish
Chief Executive Officer at Waste Management, Inc.
WM•Houston, Texas, United States
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James (Jim) Fish, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer for WM. He is also a member of the Board of Directors. Jim joined WM in 2001 and was named CEO in November 2016. Prior to becoming CEO, Jim was the Company's CFO from 2012-2016 and was named President in July 2016. Over the last 20 years, he has held several key positions with the Company, including Senior Vice President for the Company’s Eastern Group, Area Vice President for Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Market Area General Manager for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Vice President of Price Management and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. Before joining WM, Fish held finance and revenue management positions at Westex, a Yellow-Roadway subsidiary; Trans World Airlines; and America West Airlines. He began his professional career at KPMG Peat Marwick. Fish earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Arizona State University and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago.
Career Timeline
- WMCurrent2009–Present· 17 yrs 10 mos
- Chief Executive OfficerCurrentMay 2025–Present
- President and CEONov 2016–Jun 2025
- President and Chief Financial OfficerJul 2016–Nov 2016
- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerJul 2012–Jul 2016
- Senior Vice President - Eastern GroupJun 2011–Jul 2012
- Vice President - PA/WV Area2009–Jul 2011
- Apr 2001–May 2006· 5 yrs 1 mo
- Vice President - PricingMay 2003–May 2006
- Director, Financial PlanningApr 2001–May 2003
- Jun 1999–Feb 2001· 1 yr 8 mos
- Vice President, FinanceJun 1999–Feb 2001
- Nov 1995–May 1999· 3 yrs 6 mos
- Vice President - Revenue ManagementNov 1995–May 1999
- 1986–1995· 9 yrs
- Director of Yield Management1986–1995
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Finance, General
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Accounting
Arizona State University