John Shegerian

Co-Founder, Chairman/CEO of ERI

John Shegerian serves as co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the largest material resource recovery, ITAD and electronics recycling company in the US. He also co-founded RecycleNation, the globally #1 ranked online recycling resource in the world today. He is the host of the Impact Podcast, a Webby Award winning sustainability discussion program reaching 200,000 listeners each week.

Under John’s stewardship, ERI is the first and only company in its industry to achieve carbon neutrality at all its facilities nationwide. The company has the capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its nine certified locations, serving every zip code in the United States. ERI’s mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy.

John received the annual Distinguished Service Award from the REMADE Institute at the 2026 REMADE Circular Economy Tech Summit & Conference in Washington, DC this year.