Bradley Jacobs

"Bradley Jacobs is a career CEO with a unique track record in the business world. He has started five companies from scratch since 1979, including three public companies, and led each of them to become a billion dollar or multi-billion dollar enterprise. Two of the companies, XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) and United Rentals (NYSE: URI), are among the 20 best-performing stocks of the decade. Mr. Jacobs has served as chairman and chief executive officer of XPO since co-founding the company in 2011. Previously, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of United Rentals for the company’s first six years, and as executive chairman for an additional four years. He served eight years as chairman and chief executive officer of United Waste Systems. Previously, Mr. Jacobs founded Hamilton Resources (UK) Ltd. and served as its chairman and chief operating officer. This followed the co-founding of his first venture, Amerex Oil Associates, Inc., where he was chief executive."