Meet Dr. Freeman
Eric J. Freeman, PhD, is a policy and ethics consultant who helps organizations make better decisions when the stakes are both financial and moral—from traditional institutional challenges to the emerging frontier of AI governance and responsible technology leadership.
Expertise
Dr. Freeman works with government leaders, educational institutions, healthcare systems, and organizations navigating questions where technical analysis meets ethical complexity. His consulting focuses on:
• Ethics program design and implementation
• Policy development in values-sensitive contexts
• AI ethics, governance, and responsible use frameworks
• ESG and institutional responsibility strategy
• Stakeholder engagement across competing interests
• Leadership transitions and mission alignment
Innovation: Prompt Coach Academy™
Dr. Freeman is founder of Prompt Coach Academy™, an EdTech venture supported by Harvard Innovation Labs that certifies leaders in ethical AI fluency and prompt engineering coaching. The Academy equips organizations to adopt AI responsibly—training teams not just to use AI tools, but to lead others in leveraging them with clarity, ethics, and impact.
This dual expertise—strategic consulting and scalable training—allows Dr. Freeman to serve organizations at multiple levels: designing ethics frameworks, implementing AI governance policies, and training teams to execute with integrity.
Proven Implementation
Dr. Freeman’s approach is grounded in institutional leadership experience. He founded and leads The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia, transforming it into a 23-acre, mixed-use development that houses a conference center, healthcare facility, and nonprofit headquarters. Through affiliated entities, he has directed tens of millions in community investment and secured $7.5+ million for workforce, health, and empowerment programs.
This track record demonstrates what he brings to clients: the ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics, architect sustainable models, and execute vision under real-world constraints.
Education
• PhD, Social Ethics and Homiletics – Anderson University
• Master’s (completing), International Education Policy and Management – Harvard University
• Master’s, Virtue Ethics – Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
• Bachelor’s, Finance – University of Florida
• Executive Leadership Program – Cornell University
• Member, Harvard Innovation Labs
Service
Dr. Freeman serves as a Christian bishop within the Christian Covenant Fellowship of Ministries and advises civic and governmental organizations on policy and social impact. He is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and a Diamond Life Member of the NAACP.
He and his wife, Coleen, reside on an 11-acre natural farm in Elgin, South Carolina, where they raised two adult children.