Roger started working in the family fish market in Inman Square, Cambridge at the age of 10 and held a variety of roles prior to becoming President and CEO in 1992.  He now oversees the entire company - restaurant, retail and mail order divisions - and steers the course for 4,000 employees.

Roger graduated from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.  He also attended executive education programs at Harvard Business School, University of London School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business.  He holds an honorary master’s degree from the Culinary Institute of America and honorary doctorates from Johnson & Wales University, Newbury College and Salem State College.

Roger is a member and past President of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and serves on the leadership council at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Roger is a member of the Board of Directors for Century Bank and Trust, a publicly-held company.   He is an appointee on the New England Community Development Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and, since 2004, he has served on the Regional Selection Panel for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships.

In addition, Roger serves on many non-profit Boards including: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston’s Children’s Hospital, UNICEF, the Boston Children’s Museum, Environmental League of Massachusetts and the Blue Frontier Campaign.  He is a member of the Board of Overseers, Brandeis International Business School and is a Trustee of Salem State College.

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