Bill Harrigan is Founder and CEO of Harrigan Sanitation Solutions, a role he has held since 1983. Over more than four decades, Bill has built Harrigan into a trusted partner for food manufacturers by providing sanitation services with unmatched speed, safety, and reliability.
Bill’s proven strategy centers on enhancing facility sanitation through comprehensive on-site services, compliance planning and implementation, and optimized Continuous Improvement (CI) programs. At the core of this model are driven, reliable teams. Harrigan’s trustworthy sanitation crews are led by a proven Crew Chief leadership program that emphasizes accountability, consistency, and people development. As a result, employee turnover at Harrigan is approximately two-thirds lower than the industry average—creating stability and reliability that customers can count on.
What truly sets Bill apart is his people-first philosophy. Having faced learning challenges early in life, Bill understands what it means to be overlooked. That perspective shaped Harrigan’s deliberately developmental approach to training—one that prioritizes social-emotional intelligence, trust, and intrinsic motivation alongside technical skills. Bill believes that when people are developed intentionally, performance follows naturally.