Robert Friese

Founding Partner of Shartsis Friese LLP and the founder or co-founder of three operating companies. Named one of The Best Lawyers in America, he was formerly with the Securities Exchange Commission. Long active in civic affairs, he is Board Chair of San Francisco Beautiful and has served as Vice-Chair of Worldwatch Institute. A graduate of Stanford University with a JD degree from Northwestern, he also studied in graduate schools in Switzerland and Germany.