Board of Trustees Officers 2021–2022
John E. Koerner III, Chairman of the Board
President, Koerner Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ted Weggeland, Vice Chairman
Founder, Raincross Corporate Group
Riverside, California
John D. Georges, Vice Chair
CEO, Georges Enterprises
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sonia A. Pérez, Vice Chair
President, AT&T Southeast States
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C. Paul Hilliard, Immediate Past Chairman
Chairman Emeritus, Badger Oil Corporation
Lafayette, Louisiana
John M. Hairston, Secretary
President & CEO, Hancock Whitney Corporation
Gulfport, Mississippi / New Orleans, Louisiana
Suzanne T. Mestayer, Treasurer
Managing Principal, ThirtyNorth Investments
New Orleans, Louisiana
Stephen J. Watson, President & CEO
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Board of Trustees 2021–2022
R. Ryan Adkerson
Investment Management Consultant, Crescent Capital Consulting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Clifford S. Asness
Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut
Justin T. Augustine III
Senior Vice President/Infrastructure & Supply Chain, Transdev Services, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lawrence E. Bathgate II
Senior Managing Partner, Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C.
Lakewood, New Jersey
Brandon B. Berger
President & Owner, The Berger Company
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Hon. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman, International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Cincinnati, Ohio
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
James S. Chanos
President & Founder, Kynikos Associates LP
New York, New York
Kevin G. Clifford
Retired Chairman and CEO, American Funds Group
Las Vegas, Nevada / New Orleans, Louisiana
Henry L. Coaxum, Jr.
President, Coaxum Enterprises, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
James A. Courter
Vice Chairman: Genie Energy, Ltd
Of Counsel: Lavery, Selvaggi, Abromitis & Cohen
Sanibel, Florida
Arnold W. Donald
President & CEO, Carnival Corporation & PLC
Miami, Florida / St. Louis, Missouri
Peter N. Foss
Interim President & CEO, Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
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
Hunter G. Hill
Chief Digital Transformation Officer, First Horizon Bank
Memphis, Tennessee
LTG Charles W. Hooper, USA (Ret.)
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Washington, D.C.
C. Jeffrey Knittel
Chairman and CEO, Airbus Americas, Inc.
Herndon, Virginia
H. Merritt Lane III
President & CEO, Canal Barge Company, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dennis P. Lauscha
President, New Orleans Pelicans & Saints
New Orleans, Louisiana
Alan M. Leventhal
Chairman & CEO, Beacon Capital Partners
Boston, Massachusetts
Robert E. Smith Lupo
Managing Member, Lupo Enterprises, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
James E. Maurin
Founder and Past Chairman, Stirling Properties
Covington, Louisiana
Peter J. Merlone
Founder, Co-Owner, and Managing Partner, Merlone Geier Partners and Merlone Geier Management
Ketchum, Idaho / New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert W. Merrick
Chairman & CEO, Latter & Blum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael A. Morris
Owner & Publisher, Atlanta Jewish Times
Atlanta, Georgia
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
EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jane T. Olson
Former Chair, International Board of Human Rights Watch
Pasadena, California
William M. Osborne III
Chairman, Riley Gear Corporation
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
CEO, Lisa Pearl Leadership Strategies LLC
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
Wyatt G. Rockefeller
Director, Jericho Motion Pictures
London, United Kingdom
Edwin R. “Rod” Rodriguez, Jr.
Executive Vice President-Investments, Senior Investment Management Consultant, Crescent Capital Consulting
President, Gustaf Westfelt McIlhenny Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Caren Rubin
Interim Executive Director, Mosaic Law Congregation
Sacramento, California
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Laurel, Mississippi
Philip G. Satre
Chairman, Wynn Resorts Ltd.
Reno, Nevada
Robert A. "Bobby" Savoie, PhD
President and Chief Science & Engineering Officer, Sev1Tech, LLC.
Metairie, Louisiana
W. Gray Stream
President, Matilda Stream Management
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sharon Estill Taylor, PhD
Educator, Speaker, Author
Scottsdale, Arizona
André F. Villeneuve
Chairman, ICE Benchmark Administration
London, United Kingdom
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