David (Dave) Steiner is the 76th Postmaster General of the United States and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service. He was appointed by the organization’s Board of Governors and began his tenure on July 15, 2025. In his role as Postmaster General, Steiner also serves as a member of the Board of Governors.

Steiner is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Waste Management, a $20.4 billion revenue waste and environmental services company operating throughout North America, with nearly 50,000 employees. He was CEO from 2004 until 2016.

Joining Waste Management in 2000, Steiner quickly rose to become general counsel, then chief financial officer and finally CEO. Under his leadership, Waste Management transformed its operations and culture. Steiner is credited with delivering strong financial results and repositioning the company as a leader in the recycling sector. Earlier in his career, Steiner was a partner in the law firm of Phelps Dunbar.

Prior to joining the Postal Service he held several board of director positions, including lead independent director of FedEx, and director at Vulcan Materials Company, both publicly traded, and director of AMP, a privately held, artificial-intelligence-powered recycling industry automation firm.

He was previously a director of TE Connectivity, a technology manufacturing firm. He currently serves on several nonprofit and educational boards, including the E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.

Steiner received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University and earned his juris doctor from the UCLA School of Law.

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Louisiana Beta (LSU) Phi David Steiner is president and chief executive officer for Waste Management. Prior to being elected president and CEO in March 2004, Mr. Steiner was Waste Management’s chief financial officer. Mr. Steiner joined Waste Management in November 2000 as vice president and deputy general counsel and was appointed senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary in July 2001. In April 2003, he was elected CFO. He joined WM from Phelps Dunbar, a law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to that, he was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in San Jose, California. Brother Steiner currently serves as a director of Tyco Electronics Corporation and FedEx Corporation.

Waste Management is the largest environmental solutions provider in North America, serving more than 20 million customers in the U.S. and Canada. As part of their strategy, Waste Management is committed to developing new waste solutions that can help communities and organizations achieve their green goals, including zero waste. Waste Management is also a renewable energy provider, producing more than twice the amount of renewable electricity than the entire US solar industry.