MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition with Roger Martella

Roger Martella is chief corporate officer, head of global government affairs and policy, and chief sustainability officer at GE Vernova. In this role, Martella engages the world’s top public and private sector leaders to solve the energy trilemma of affordability, reliability, and sustainability. 

Prior to joining GE in 2017, Martella served as General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the George W. Bush Administration, where he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate, and as Principal Counsel for Complex Litigation for the Department of Justice’s Natural Resources Section, where he won every case he litigated. Martella also co-led Sidley Austin LLP's global environmental and climate change practices and was recognized by his peers as the top lawyer in the field globally. 

Martella is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of the Atlantic Council, the ClearPath Foundation, and the American Conservation Coalition. 

Martella holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was editor in chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Martella grew up in Norristown, PA, where he grew up working in his family’s corner Italian bakery.