Regional Plan Association
Robert Freudenberg has a diverse work background spanning various organizations. Robert spent the majority of their career at the Regional Plan Association, where they held multiple positions. From 2006 to 2010, they served as the Long Island Director, managing various projects and committees. Following that, they became the New Jersey Director, leading sustainability planning and policy initiatives until 2014. Robert then advanced to the role of Director for the Energy & Environment Program until 2016. Subsequently, they were promoted to Vice President of the same program, a position they held until at least January 2017. During their time at RPA, they played a major role in expanding the organization's impact, led strategic direction efforts, and managed a team of researchers and advocates.
In addition to their work at RPA, Freudenberg also held a part-time lecturer position at Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy from 2019 onwards.
Prior to joining RPA, they worked as a NOAA Coastal Management Fellow at the NJ Department of Environmental Protection from 2004 to 2006. During this fellowship, they focused on policy initiatives related to public access to New Jersey's Coast, resulting in increased awareness among stakeholders and informing the development of a new state coastal public access rule.
Before their career in urban planning and environmental policy, Freudenberg had a research role as a Research Associate at the Stanford University Human Genome Center from 1999 to 2001.
Robert Freudenberg attended the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry from 1994 to 1998, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Environmental Biology/Toxicology. Robert later pursued further education at Columbia | SIPA from 2003 to 2004, earning a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree with a focus on Environmental Science and Policy.
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Regional Plan Association is an independent, non-profit civic organization that develops and promotes ideas to improve the economic health, environmental resiliency, and quality of life of the New York metropolitan area. We conduct research on transportation, land use, housing, good governance, and the environment, and advise cities, communities, and public agencies. Some of the region’s most significant public works, economic development and open space projects have their roots in RPA ideas and initiatives, from the location of the George Washington Bridge to the revitalization of downtown Brooklyn, Stamford, and Newark to the preservation of open space and development of parks in the Palisades, Governors Island and Gateway National Recreation Area. RPA has pursued these goals by conducting independent research, planning, advocacy and vigorous public-engagement efforts. Every year, leaders and professionals from government, business, and civic groups debate the region’s most pressing challenges at RPA’s spring conference, the Assembly. A cornerstone of our work is the development of long-range plans and policies to guide the region’s growth. Since the 1920s, RPA has produced four landmark plans for the region. The most recent was released in November 2017.