Roger M. Freeman

Roger Freeman is an alternative energy executive and lawyer with 15+ years experience starting, managing and advising alternative energy companies and financiers. Prior to founding Solventerra in 2009, Roger was Managing Director of Energy Ventures for Citizens Energy Corporation. At Citizens, Roger was co-founder and CEO of Citizens Wind, a wind power development division that developed and sold 225 MW of wind power projects and built an active development portfolio of more than 1500 MW throughout North America. He also started Citizens Energy Services, a division providing energy conservation services to colleges and municipalities.

Prior to joining Citizens in 2005, Roger practiced alternative energy law, representing primarily alternative energy companies and investors. He formed the New England Distributed Generation Coalition to advocate for distributed generation in Massachusetts and the Northeast. He was a member of the Massachusetts DG Collaborative and one of the primary drafters of the Massachusetts Interconnection Standards for distributed generation.

From 1995-1999, Mr. Freeman was the Executive Vice President and COO of Citizens Energy Corporation, where he managed business operations and legal affairs. Mr. Freeman began his career in 1993 with the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, where he practiced corporate law. Mr. Freeman received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He received his BA in Economics, with honors, from Oberlin College.

In addition to founding Solventerra, Mr. Freeman is a member of Em-Link, a service disabled veteran owned business offering renewable and alternative energy services to the federal and state governments. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for Urgent VC, a renewable energy development and finance company. He remains Of Counsel to Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, an energy boutique law firm in Boston. He serves as Coordinator for the Energy and Environment Working Group of the Progressive Business Leaders Network and is on the Editorial Board of Advisors for Distributed Energy Magazine.