2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Presented By: PNC
Robert Burnett
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
1876 Partners
Prior to cofounding 1876 Partners and opening the doors in Jan 2024, Robert worked at Houston automotive software firm, The Reynolds and Reynolds Company. He worked there for 33 years and ran the M&A function for 25 of those years. He was charged by the CEO to help supercharge growth of the software behemoth with inorganic growth and he did that to the tune of 90-plus transactions and over $5.5B of transaction value. He transformed the look and revenue segment of R&R and became an expert dealmaker. He's very highly respected in the retail automotive software market and is excited to lead 1876 Partners into the future, both in automotive and other verticals.
Manny González
CEO
Ethoscapes
Manny González provides the strategic vision and operational excellence to help the company’s businesses grow. His three decades of direct industry experience have placed him in several leading domestic and international positions conducting business in the US, the UK, the Middle East, and Central and South America. Before Ethoscapes, he was the Executive Vice President at R360 Environmental Solutions, the nation’s leading environmental oilfield waste management provider, and President and CEO of US Liquids of Louisiana (USLL), which became the platform to create R360ES.
Other positions with USLL included COO, plus managing/leading its Texas and Mexico operations. He was also General Manager at Texas Molecular, a hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal company. Manny successfully brought his experience and expertise to Onsite Technology as Vice President, installing thermal desorption platforms to treat contaminated oilfield waste and recover reusable hydrocarbons in Venezuela, Mexico, Scotland, UAE, and Columbia. As Oil Spill Prevention and Response Director of Field Operations for the Texas General Land Office, he and his team responded to and managed oil spills along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Manny has served and chaired many industry boards in the oilfield, environmental, and service-related companies. He also was a voting member of the ASTM Committee F20 and has published several industry-related papers. He also serves as a Trustee of Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation and is a founding member of the PKT Alamo Alumni Association.