S david freeman biography

S. David Freeman

Mr. Freeman was the first person with an energy responsibility in the federal government, appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967. Mr. Freeman was the Director of the Ford Foundation Energy Policy Project, which published "A Time To Choose" in 1974, documenting the major role energy efficiency could play in the future.

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S david freeman biography

Freeman has a 30-year record as board member and manager of many of America's largest publicly owned businesses. President Jimmy Carter appointed him as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1977, where he cut sulfur oxide emissions in half, stopped construction of eight large nuclear power plants and pioneered a massive energy conservation program.

Mr. Freeman then served as general manager of large public power agencies for the next two decades, including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from 1997 to 2001. Under his leadership, the DWP kept the rates level and lights on during California's power crisis.

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