Board of Trustees Officers 2023–2024
Ted Weggeland, Chairman of the Board
Founder
Raincross Corporate Group
Riverside, California
Suzanne T. Mestayer, Vice Chairwoman
Managing Principal
ThirtyNorth Investments
New Orleans, Louisiana
John D. Georges, Vice Chair
CEO
Georges Enterprises
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sonia A. Pérez, Vice Chair
President (Retired)
AT&T Southeast States
Mission, Texas
John E. Koerner III, Immediate Past Chairman
President
Koerner Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
John M. Hairston, Secretary
President & CEO
Hancock Whitney Corporation
Gulfport, Mississippi / New Orleans, Louisiana
James E. Maurin, Treasurer
Founder and Past Chairman
Stirling Properties
Covington, Louisiana
Stephen J. Watson, President & CEO
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Board of Trustees 2023–2024
R. Ryan Adkerson
Vice President and Financial Advisor
CAPTRUST
New Orleans, Louisiana
Clifford S. Asness, PhD
Managing & Founding Principal
AQR Capital Management, LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut
Justin T. Augustine III
Regional Vice President
Transdev Services, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lawrence E. Bathgate II
Senior Managing Partner
Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C.
Lakewood, New Jersey
Brandon B. Berger
Owner & CEO
Wild Air Ventures LLC
Boston, Massachusetts
Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger
Chairman & CEO
Bollinger Enterprises, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jessica Brandt
CEO
Ray Brandt Auto Group
Metairie, Louisiana
Michael S. Bylen
President
Bylen Golf Company, LLC
Rochester Hills, Michigan
The Hon. Louis E. Caldera
Former Secretary of the Army
Bethesda, Maryland
Kevin G. Clifford
Retired Chairman and CEO
American Funds Group
Las Vegas, Nevada / New Orleans, Louisiana
James A. Courter
Vice Chairman: Genie Energy, Ltd
Of Counsel: Lavery, Selvaggi, Abromitis & Cohen
Sanibel, Florida
Arnold W. Donald
Former Vice Chairman
Carnival Corporation and PLC
Miami, Florida / St. Louis, Missouri
Peter N. Foss
CEO, Healthcare Trust of America
Sr. Commercial Leader, GE (Retired)
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
James N. Gianopulos
Founder/CEO
Muses Media Enterprises
Los Angeles, California
William A. Goldring
Chairman
Sazerac Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Charles W. “Chip” Goodyear
President
Goodyear Investment Company
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thomas A. Gruber
Senior VP & CMO (Retired)
McDonald's/Blockbuster/AutoNation USA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fleur C. Harlan
Trustee
The Manhattan Institute
New York, New York
J. Tyler Herbert
Founding Partner
Gravel Road Partners
Washington, D.C.
Jeffery D. Hildebrand
Executive Chairman and Founder
Hilcorp Energy Company
Houston, Texas
Hunter G. Hill
Regional President, South Central Region
First Horizon Bank
Memphis, Tennessee
C. Paul Hilliard
Chairman Emeritus
Badger Oil Corporation
Lafayette, Louisiana
LTG Charles W. Hooper, USA (Ret.)
Senior Counselor
The Cohen Group
Washington, D.C.
Jessie J. Knight, Jr.
CEO & Managing Director
Knight Angels
Charlotte, North Carolina
Gregory W. Kowalski
President & CEO
The RK Group
San Antonio, Texas
Dennis P. Lauscha
President
New Orleans Pelicans & Saints
New Orleans, Louisiana
Peter J. Merlone
Founder, Co-Owner, and Managing Partner
Merlone Geier Partners and Merlone Geier Management
Ketchum, Idaho / New Orleans, Louisiana
Dennis A. Muilenburg
Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder
New Vista Acquisition Corporation
Chicago, Illinois
David Nierenberg
Founder & President
Nierenberg Investment Management Co.
Camas, Washington
Pete November
CEO
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jane T. Olson
Former Chair
International Board of Human Rights Watch
Pasadena, California
William M. Osborne III
Chairman
New World Symphony
Coral Gables, Florida
Stephen G. Oswald
Chairman, President & CEO
Ducommun Incorporated
Santa Ana, California
Robert J. Patrick
Managing Partner
Patrick Family Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lisa Pearl, PhD, JD
Content Acquisition & Philanthropic Initiatives
Ancestry
Washington, D.C.
Robert L. Priddy
Chairman
RMC Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
James J. Reiss Jr.
President
Reiss Companies LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Todd Ricketts
Board of Directors
Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois
Deanna Rodriguez
President & CEO
Entergy New Orleans, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Caren L. Rubin
Executive Director
Mosaic Law Congregation
Sacramento, California
Philip G. Satre
Chairman
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
Reno, Nevada
Glenn J. Solomon
CEO & Founder
Simbol Commercial
Dallas, Texas
Laura Stephens
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Stephens Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas / Dallas, Texas
W. Gray Stream
President
Matilda Stream Management
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sharon Estill Taylor, PhD
Educator, Speaker, Author
Scottsdale, Arizona
Massey Villarreal
President/CEO
PTG
Houston, Texas
St. Denis J. “Sandy” Villere II
Partner & Portfolio Manager
Villere & Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Governor Christine Todd Whitman
President
The Whitman Strategy Group
Oldwick, New Jersey
Governor Pete Wilson
Wilson Walsh George Ross Consulting, LLC
Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP
Los Angeles, California
President & CEO Emeritus
Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, PhD
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana