Roger Martella

Roger Martella is a career environmental and climate change lawyer with experience in the federal government, private practice, and in-house. Roger currently serves as Director and General Counsel for General Electric’s Environment, Health and Safety operations worldwide. At GE, Roger directs policies, operations, and governance for protecting GE’s 200,000+ employees and their neighbors, promotes compliance with environmental, safety, sustainability and climate change requirements, and develops policies and procedures to keep workers and communities safe in the wake of COVID-19. Prior to GE, Roger co-lead Sidley Austin LLP’s global environmental law and climate change practices. Prior to Sidley, Roger was General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Principal Counsel for Complex Litigation for the Justice Department’s Natural Resources Section.