Roger Berkowitz
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Roger Berkowitz is the President and CEO of Legal Sea Foods
, Inc., a Boston-based restaurant group that has over 30 restaurants along the Atlantic Ocean coast. Roger started working in his family's fish market at the age of 10 and learned every aspect of the business. He began as a fry cook in Inman Square
(Cambridge, Massachusetts
), moved to front-of-the-house manager, then to marketing.
,http://sunews.syr.edu/story_details.cfm?id=2048 Harvard Business School
's OPM program, University of London
School of Business Senior Executive Program and the Strategic Marketing Management Program at Stanford University
. He also has experience as a journalist and a radio talk show host.http://sunews.syr.edu/story_details.cfm?id=2048
Berkowitz was mentioned in the book Dare to Lead! Uncommon Sense and Unconventional Wisdom from 50 Top CEOs by Mike Merrill (Career Press), and Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEOs by Eric Yaverbaum (Dearborn Trade Publishing). Roger co-wrote The New Legal Sea Foods Cookbook, published in 2002 by Broadway Books.
Berkowitz serves on the boards of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
, Children's Hospital Boston
, UNICEF, Boston Children's Museum
, Environmental League of Massachusetts, Century Bank, Blue Frontier Campaign and the Northeast Seafood Coalition. He also serves on the leadership council at the Harvard School of Public Health
and its Nutrition Roundtable and he is a member of the Board of Overseers, Brandeis International Business School. Appointed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
, he sits on the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Panel. Since 2004 he has served on the Regional Selection Panel for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships.
Roger holds an honorary master's degree from the Culinary Institute of America
as well as honorary doctorates from Johnson and Wales University, Newbury College and Salem State College
.
In 2011, Berkowitz criticized the placement of several species of fish on the "avoid" list of the advocacy group, Seafood Watch
, saying that much of the science around sustainable fisheries was "flawed" and "outdated." The Boston, Massachusetts Legal Sea Foods restaurant hosted a dinner where several such species were served.
Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods is a Boston-based seafood restaurant group, with locations along the Eastern Seaboard. Besides Massachusetts, there are also locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, DC, as well as in Warwick, RI, Boca Raton, FL and Atlanta, GA.-History:It was...
, Inc., a Boston-based restaurant group that has over 30 restaurants along the Atlantic Ocean coast. Roger started working in his family's fish market at the age of 10 and learned every aspect of the business. He began as a fry cook in Inman Square
Inman Square
Inman Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge–Somerville border.-Location:...
(Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
), moved to front-of-the-house manager, then to marketing.
Biography
Berkowitz is a graduate of the Newhouse School at Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
,http://sunews.syr.edu/story_details.cfm?id=2048 Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
's OPM program, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
School of Business Senior Executive Program and the Strategic Marketing Management Program at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He also has experience as a journalist and a radio talk show host.http://sunews.syr.edu/story_details.cfm?id=2048
Berkowitz was mentioned in the book Dare to Lead! Uncommon Sense and Unconventional Wisdom from 50 Top CEOs by Mike Merrill (Career Press), and Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEOs by Eric Yaverbaum (Dearborn Trade Publishing). Roger co-wrote The New Legal Sea Foods Cookbook, published in 2002 by Broadway Books.
Berkowitz serves on the boards of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute. It is a major affiliate of Harvard Medical School and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.-Overview:...
, Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston is a 396-licensed bed children's hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.At 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
, UNICEF, Boston Children's Museum
Boston Children's Museum
Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States...
, Environmental League of Massachusetts, Century Bank, Blue Frontier Campaign and the Northeast Seafood Coalition. He also serves on the leadership council at the Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...
and its Nutrition Roundtable and he is a member of the Board of Overseers, Brandeis International Business School. Appointed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
, he sits on the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Panel. Since 2004 he has served on the Regional Selection Panel for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships.
Roger holds an honorary master's degree from the Culinary Institute of America
Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary Institute of America is a non-profit culinary college located in Hyde Park USA, founded in 1946. The CIA also has branch campuses in St. Helena, California, and San Antonio, Texas, as well as a campus in Singapore. It is a not-for-profit academic institution of higher learning...
as well as honorary doctorates from Johnson and Wales University, Newbury College and Salem State College
Salem State College
Salem State University is a four-year public institution of higher learning located in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem State University, established in 1854 as Salem Normal School, is located approximately fifteen miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Salem State enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and...
.
In 2011, Berkowitz criticized the placement of several species of fish on the "avoid" list of the advocacy group, Seafood Watch
Seafood Watch
Seafood Watch is one of the best known sustainable seafood advisory lists, and has influenced similar programs around the world. It is a program designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources...
, saying that much of the science around sustainable fisheries was "flawed" and "outdated." The Boston, Massachusetts Legal Sea Foods restaurant hosted a dinner where several such species were served.
External links
- Company Website
- Legal's Business Expansion article in The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
- Inc. Magazine profile