If you haven’t seen press coverage of Rohan Freeman in recent years you haven’t been paying attention.
Freeman, founder and president of engineering firm Freeman Cos. LLC, operates one of the largest minority-owned companies in Greater Hartford and he’e been an increasingly influential business leader, having been named in 2019 to the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s board.
When Gov. Lamont last October wanted to publicize efforts made to streamline the state’s supplier diversity program, he held a press conference at Freeman’s business in Hartford. A few months earlier in May, when Lamont was urging business leaders to return their workers to the office to boost local businesses, the governor was once again flanked by Freeman.
“Psychologically, we need to get back to work,” Freeman said at the May 26 press conference. “Economically we need to get workers back in the city spending their time and dollars helping to revitalize restaurants, shops, services and neighborhoods.”
Freeman, with partner Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, is also behind the $26 million project that redeveloped longtime blighted Hartford properties at the corner of Park and Main streets, into a mixed-use facility — called Park & Main — with 126 apartments and retail space.
Freeman, a Jamaica native, founded Freeman Cos. in 2009. The firm specializes in land development, engineering design and construction services.
His development company is called 7 Summits Realty LLC.
Freeman is a popular motivational speaker and adventurer. He has reached the summit of Mount Everest and was the first African-American to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.