Susan Rochford is the Vice President, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability and Public Policy for Legrand North America. Rochford is responsible for advancing Legrand's progress in setting and achieving sustainability goals and commitments, as an organization, and in the marketplace. She also spearheads the company’s government affairs and policy initiatives.
Prior to joining Legrand, Rochford was the Senior Vice President at the Council on Competitiveness, where she launched and led the flagship project: the Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative. Rochford has operated at the nexus of business and government for over twenty years. She served as Vice President, Government, Regulatory & Industry Affairs for Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Before joining UL in 2002, Rochford served as the Director of International Affairs for Honeywell Inc. also serving as the company’s expert on global corporate social responsibility initiatives. Rochford has served as Senior Advisor on Trade Policy to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and Executive Director, Treasurer and Secretary of the U.S.-Japan Business Council. Her career began on Capitol Hill as Assistant Director of the New England Congressional Institute.
Rochford holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Connecticut and a Master of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
