15 Facts About Jody Freeman

Jody Freeman was born on 1964 and is a Canadian-born American legal scholar at Harvard Law School in administrative law and environmental law.

Jody Freeman was an independent director of ConocoPhillips and a member of the Electric Power Research Institute's advisory council.

Jody Freeman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1985, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 1989.

Jody Freeman went on to Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees from Harvard Law School, which she received in 1991 and 1995, respectively.

From 1995 to 2005, Jody Freeman was a Professor of Law at UCLA, where she co-founded the Environmental Law Program and was an award-winning teacher.

Jody Freeman has been a visiting professor at Georgetown Law Center, New York University Law School, and Stanford Law School.

Jody Freeman was one of a number of hires made during Elena Kagan's tenure as Dean.

In 2006, Freeman authored an amicus brief on behalf of former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Massachusetts v Environmental Protection Agency, the global warming case decided by the Supreme Court in 2007.

Jody Freeman currently serves on the Climate Advisory Board of Norges Bank Investment Management, the asset manager of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund.

Jody Freeman has served as a member of the Administrative Conference of the United States, a body that advises the federal government on how to improve the regulatory and administrative process.

Jody Freeman is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, and of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Jody Freeman formerly served as an independent director of ConocoPhillips, and as a member of the advisory council of the Electric Power Research Institute.

Jody Freeman defended her position, calling her engagement with ConocoPhillips "positive" in helping move the industry towards a low-carbon future.

Jody Freeman explained that she had made an introduction to ConocoPhillips on behalf of her Harvard colleague John Coates, who was an incoming SEC director and sought input from ConocoPhillips to educate himself on industry views as he addressed climate issues at the Commission.

Jody Freeman said her actions did not violate rules and that her role at ConocoPhillips was "common knowledge" at Harvard.