Bio

Kurtis Barker is an Operating Partner in the Business and Environmental Services vertical for One Rock Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Barker was a co-founder of United Rentals, Inc., the largest equipment rental company in North America. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Barker held a number of different operating positions at United Rentals, including Vice President of the Aerial Region, Vice President of the Midwest Region and Vice President of Highway Technologies. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Barker was Executive Vice President of Corporate Services, responsible for the Sales, Fleet, Fleet Maintenance, Information Technology, Customer Service and National Accounts departments. Prior to United Rentals, Mr. Barker was Vice President of the Midwest Region for United Waste Systems. In that capacity, he was instrumental in converting newly acquired waste facilities into state-of-the-art assets. In a five-year period, Mr. Barker’s business unit grew from a single landfill to a network of eight landfills, 12 transfer stations and five material recovery facilities, each with excellent environmental records, cordial relations with neighbors and consistently high profitability. Mr. Barker earned a B.S. from South Dakota State University and an Advanced Management Program certificate from Harvard Business School.