In July, 2014 Scott E. Rozzell retired as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee of CenterPoint Energy, Inc, a large utility holding company based in Houston, Texas. Prior to joining CenterPoint in 2001, Mr. Rozzell was a Senior Partner and Chair of the Energy Department of the Houston office of the law firm, Baker Botts LLP.
Mr. Rozzell is a former President of the Houston Bar Association, past Director of the State Bar of Texas, and past Chair of the Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, past Chair and Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and past Chair and Sustaining Life Fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation. He received a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1975 and a B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1971.
Mr. Rozzell currently serves as Immediate Past Chair of the Museum’s Board of Directors, having served as Chair 2015 – 2023. As Board Chair he oversaw the Museum’s move from its former home in Galveston to the current $38.5mm STEM education and aviation history facility at historic Ellington Field.
Mr. Rozzell was born and raised in Wake Village, Texas, a small town near Texarkana. He has been a pilot since age 17 and has accumulated over 5,000 hours in 35 different types of aircraft. His award-winning 1941 Fairchild 24 is currently on display at the Museum.
Mr. Rozzell has two grown children, Stacey Murphree and Kimberly McVey, and four grandchildren: Trace, George, Joanna and Parker.