Roger Harris has been in private business for over 30 years and has been a Partner in Harris Palmer since 2011.  

Roger has extensive experience working with Indigenous Nations, industry, and government. His distinctive career provides him with a unique 360° lens, making him in high demand for his ability to zero in on core issues and find creative yet practical solutions to problems.

Roger has managed major corporate assets in forestry and the oil and gas sector, and has negotiated numerous agreements between First Nations, industry and government. Roger was a key member of the team that negotiated the equity provisions on the Coastal Gas Link (CGL) project for Treaty 8 Nations, and he represented Saulteau Nation in equity negotiations with Enbridge and with CT Energy. Roger also negotiated a 40% equity stake in the Nuvista co-generation facility in Alberta on behalf of Sturgeon Lake Cree, Horse Lake, Aseniwuche, Duncan and Sucker Creek First Nations.

For the past decade, Roger has worked with the Saulteau Nation managing economic development projects on behalf of Chief and Council. Saulteau Nation self-performs over $60 million annually in construction, reclamation, landscaping, and forestry, and owns and operates a native plants nursery as well as the largest Indigenously-owned wind farm in BC.

Roger has advised a number of other Indigenous communities on economic development – this includes the Haisla Nation, Kitsumkalum Band, Kitselas Nation, Witset, Haida Nation, Cheslatta Carrier Nation, and the First Nations Limited Partnership. Roger is a former Vice-President with Enbridge Northern Gateway, a past member of the BC Indigenous Business Investment Council (IBIC), former manager of the Haisla Business Development Corp., and a former MLA for Kitimat Stikine and cabinet minister for the Province of BC. Roger also served as BC’s first Forest Safety Ombudsman from 2006-2024, and has sat on a number of economic development boards and provided advice to numerous industry proponents in oil and gas, mining, forestry, and green energy.