Roger serves on the Board of Directors of the Alliance to Save Energy, the Board of Trustees of the American Solar Energy Society and is President of the Pecan Street Project, an Austin smart grid in initiative. Roger also serves on the Electric Advisory Committee for the Department of Energy. In 2005, Business Week magazine recognized Roger as one of the top 20 carbon reducers in the world. Roger has a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in philosophy.

Professional Experience:

2010-2011 – Adjunct Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas

2010 to present – Owner, Roger Duncan Consulting

Strategic Consulting on Clean Energy

2008 to 2010 – Austin Energy General Manager

General Manager of 9^th largest public power utility in U.S. $3.5 billion capital assets. 1700 employees. $1.1 billion annual budget.

2004-2008- Deputy General Manager, Distributed Energy Services, Austin Energy, City of Austin. In charge of Distributed Energy Services (district cooling and combined heat and power), Strategic Planning, Green Building, Governmental Relations, Energy Conservation, Air Quality

1998-2004- Austin Energy, Vice President, Conservation, Renewables, and Environmental Policy. 

1996-1998 –  Director, Planning, Environmental and Conservation Services Department, City of Austin. Managed Austin Energy Services, Sustainable Communities Initiative, Mueller Airport Redevelopment, Economic Development Division, Long Range Planning, Neighborhood Planning and Water Conservation.  Environmental Officer for City of Austin.

1989-1996-  Assistant Director for National Resources; Environmental and Conservation Services Department, City of Austin.  Managed four divisions – Environmental Planning, Environmental Code, Water Conservation, and Energy Services.  Oversaw the development, implementation and operation of water quality programs, air quality programs, environmental reviews, energy and water conservation programs, hazardous spill response, home chemical collection, and other environmental issues addressed by the City.

1985-1989 - General Administrator, College Houses, Inc.; Consultant, Austin Mutual Housing Association. Chief staff person for a non-profit student housing cooperative. 

1981-1985 - Austin City Councilmember (two terms) 1981-1985.  Passage of Lake Austin water quality ordinance, landscape ordinance, expansion of environmental department, and established energy conservation programs.

1975-1976 - Aide to Councilmember Margaret Hofmann

1976-1981- Partner: Reimer, Kaplan, Duncan and Young. Political Consulting.

Education:

B.A., University of Texas at Austin, Major – Philosophy

Major Awards:

2012 – Judge, Platts Global Energy Awards

2011 – Gridweek  2011 – Visionary Leadership Award

2009 – Finalist, Lifetime Achievement Award, Platts Global Energy Awards 

2006 – American Public Power Association – James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award

2005 – Named by Business Week as one of top 20 “carbon reducers” in world

2005 – Energy Efficiency Award – Unites States Energy Association

2004 – Public Technologist of the Year Award – Public Technology Institute

Civic Work:

2011 – Present - Senior Fellow, Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas

2009 – Present – Chairman, Board of Directors, Pecan Street, Inc.

2008 – Present – Board of Directors, Alliance to Save Energy

2001 – Present – Board of Directors, Environmental and Energy Study Institute

2010 – 2012 – Member, Electricity Advisory Committee, Dept. of Energy

2010 – 2011 – Nanotechnology Advisory Board, Lockheed-Martin

2005 – 2010 – Board of Trustees, American Solar Energy Society

2007 – 2010 – Board of Directors, Public Sustainability Partnership

2006 – 2010 – Board of Directors, DOE State Energy Advisory Board

2005 – 2010 – Board of Directors, Electric Drive Transportation Association

1998- 2005 - Chairman, National Urban Consortium Energy Task Force

1993-1995 - Member, State of Texas Sustainable Energy Development Council

1985-1989 - Chairman, City of Austin Resource Management Commission

1986-1987 - Chairman, Texans for Aquifer Protection

ROGER DUNCAN IN THE MEDIA

"Austin Energy: A green pioneer" Energy Digital, April 30, 2009 http://www.energydigital.com/Austin-Energy--A-green-pioneer_23153.aspx

"City's electric utility chief to retire," All Business, http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/13169802

“Battling Global Warming,” BusinessWeek, Dec. 12, 2005, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/05_50/B39630550carbon.htm

“Roger Duncan: High power, low-profile leader of Austin Energy,” The Good Life Magazine, July 2008 http://www.goodlifemag.com/images/stories/goodlife_archives/2008/07-08/07-08_austin-energy-roger-duncan.pdf

“Roger Duncan’s Night Visions,” Austin Chronicle, Oct. 24, 2008 http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:693617

Alliance to Save Energy News, January 2009 http://ase.org/content/news/detail/5319

“Public Citizen Honors Roger Duncan on His Retirement” Public Citizen of Texas, Oct. 7, 2009 http://texasvox.org/2009/10/07/public-citizen-salutes-roger-duncan-on-his-retirement/

“Austin Energy chief Duncan to step down,” Austin Business Journal, Oct. 7, 2009 http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/10/05/daily23.html

“ACEEE Names Four Champions of Energy Efficiency,” National Association of Energy Service Company Industry News, Aug. 20, 2008 http://www.naesco.org/news/industry/news.aspx?NewsID=38

“In the heart of Texas, drumbeat for green,” Chicago Tribune, Sept. 28, 2007 http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-austin_green_wittsep28,0,4963994.story

“Cities on the front lines,” The American Prospect, April 13, 2009 http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=cities_on_the_front_lines

“Energy plan comes to City Council as Legislature plans review,” Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 22, 2010 http://m.statesman.com/statesman/db_42779/contentdetail.htm

“Plug-in Partners urge Congress to convert postal fleet to plug-in hybrids,” CalCars, May 5, 2006 http://www.calcars.org/calcars-news/381.html

“TH Interview: Roger Duncan, Plug-in Partners,” Treehugger, Nov. 23, 2006 http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/plugin_partners_1.php

“On the Road to Smart Grid,” New York Times, Dec. 8, 2008 http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/on-the-road-to-a-smart-grid/

“Saving Energy Starts at Home,” National Geographic, March 2009 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/energy-conservation/miller-text.html

"In Quest for Cleaner Energy, Texas City Touts Plug-In Car,” The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2007. http://zfacts.com/p/734.html