Rubicon Technologies LLC, a Lexington, Kentucky-based digital marketplace for waste and recycling and provider of software-based solutions for businesses and governments, has made changes to its board of directors. The company has nominated Paula Henderson and Jack Selby to its board of directors upon the closing of the company’s previously announced business combination with Founder SPAC.
Henderson is the executive vice president and chief sales officer for the Americas, at SAS. Selby is the managing director at Thiel Capital and former senior vice president and corporate officer at PayPal.
“I am thrilled that Paula Henderson has been nominated for election to the post combination Rubicon Board,” says Nate Morris, chairperson and CEO of Rubicon. “Paula has a well-earned reputation as a tireless leader, strategist and executive. She has been a driving force at SAS, helping grow the company year after year.”
As executive vice president and chief sales officer for the Americas at SAS, Henderson leads teams across government, financial services, health care, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, energy and telecommunications. SAS helps clients apply the power of data and analytics to improve their operations, better serve their customers and tackle humanitarian issues around natural disasters, opioid abuse, suicide prevention and more.
“Rubicon and SAS share a commitment to creating a cleaner, healthier, and safer world through technology and innovation,” said Ms. Henderson. “I look forward to working with Nate and my fellow board members to explore new opportunities to reduce waste in ways that not only benefit the planet but have bottom-line business value.”
Outside of SAS, Henderson serves on the executive roundtable board for the North Carolina State Chamber and as the chair of the roadside alliance, a nonprofit that raises money for highway beautification. She is also on the boards of the North Carolina State University College of Science, the Institute for Emerging Issues, Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and First Flight Venture Center Inc. Henderson received her MBA from Meredith College and her BS from North Carolina State University.
Selby co-founded Clarium Capital Management after selling PayPal to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Selby was one of PayPal’s earliest employees and later served as senior vice president, overseeing the company’s international and corporate operations. Selby is an active technology investor and adviser and an early investor in Affirm, Bird, Myeloid Therapeutics and SpaceX. He also facilitated several investments in Palantir over the company’s life span. Selby was also a member of the advisory boards of Blend and Offerpad.
“We are thrilled to announce that Jack Selby is nominated for election to the post combination Rubicon Board,” Morris says “Jack brings with him more than 20 years of experience, having helped establish and grow some of the most transformational companies in the world today. He will provide invaluable guidance around corporate governance, finance, and technology strategy, as well as extensive knowledge of how digital transformation is reimagining industries around the world.”
In addition to his responsibilities at Thiel Capital, Selby is currently a member of the board of directors of the Arizona Commerce Authority, a co-host/founder of the Arizona Technology Innovation Summit with Gov. Doug Ducey and chairperson of invisionAZ. He is also a co-founder and member of the board of directors for the Wyoming Global Technology Partnership with Gov. Mark Gordon. He is also active in film production, having served as a producer and executive producer on a dozen feature films since 2011.
“Jack is a fantastic nomination to Rubicon’s Board of Directors,” says Osman Ahmed, CEO of founder SPAC. “His deep experience in both finance and technology will bring tremendous value to Rubicon in its life as a public company and help guide our long-term strategy as the leading digital marketplace in waste and recycling. We are thrilled that Jack is nominated to join us and look forward to benefiting from his knowledge and expertise.”
Selby received a BA in Economics from Hamilton College, where he is also a member of the Board of Trustees. He was selected to serve on the board due to his decades of experience in managing and investing in companies in the technology industry.