Board of Trustees Officers 2017–2018
James A. Courter, Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman, Genie Energy, Ltd.
Partner, Courter, Kobert & Cohen, P.A.
Sanibel, Florida
C. Paul Hilliard, Vice Chairman
President, Badger Oil Corporation
Lafayette, Louisiana
Charles W. "Chip" Goodyear, Vice Chair
President, Goodyear Investment Company
New Orleans, Louisiana
Todd Ricketts, Vice Chair
Board of Directors, Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois
Richard C. Adkerson, Immediate Past Chairman
President, CEO & Vice Chairman
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
Suzanne T. Mestayer, Treasurer
Managing Principal, ThirtyNorth Investments
New Orleans, Louisiana
David Barksdale, Secretary
Principal, Alluvian Capital, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Stephen J. Watson, President & CEO
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Board of Trustees 2017–2018
Herschel L. Abbott, Jr.
Special Counsel, Jones Walker Law Firm
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dwight W. Anderson
Managing Partner, Ospraie Management LLC
New York, New York
Norman R. Augustine
Chairman & CEO (Retired), Lockheed Martin Corp.
Bethesda, Maryland
Brandon B. Berger
President and 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
Houma, Louisiana
Raymond J. Brandt
Owner and President, Ray Brandt Auto Group
Metairie, Louisiana
Michael S. Bylen
President, Golf Concepts, Inc.
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Daryl G. Byrd
President & CEO, IBERIABANK Corporation
Lafayette, Louisiana
James S. Chanos
President & Founder, Kynikos Associates LP
New York, New York
James H. Clement III
Captain, USMCR
Quarter Horse Division Manager, King Ranch, Inc.
Kingsville, Texas
Henry L. Coaxum, Jr.
President, Coaxum Enterprises, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ralph E. Crump
President, Crump Industrials Group
Trumbull, Connecticut
Jed V. Davis
Executive Vice President, D.D.I Inc./Davis Family Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Richard Duchossois
Founder & Chairman, The Duchossois Group
Elmhurst, Illinois
John D. Georges
CEO, Georges Enterprises
New Orleans, Louisiana
William A. Goldring
Chairman, Sazerac Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thomas A. Gruber
SVP & CMO (Retired), McDonald's/Blockbuster/AutoNation USA
Boca Raton, Florida
John M. Hairston
CEO, Hancock Bank / Whitney Bank
Gulfport, Mississippi / New Orleans, Louisiana
Terence E. Hall
Chairman of the Board, Superior Energy
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Robert Tucker Hayes
President, Robert Tucker Hayes Foundation
San Antonio, Texas
C. Jeffrey Knittel
Chairman and CEO, Airbus Americas
Herndon, Virginia
John E. Koerner III
President, Koerner Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
H. Merritt Lane III
President & CEO, Canal Barge Company, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Alan M. Leventhal
Chairman and CEO, Beacon Capital Partners
Boston, Massachusetts, and New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert E. Smith Lupo
Managing Member, Lupo Enterprises LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
James E. Maurin
Founder & Past Chairman, Stirling Properties
Covington, Louisiana
Markham R. McKnight
President, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Robert W. Merrick
Chairman & CEO, Latter & Blum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael A. Morris
Owner and Publisher, Atlanta Jewish Times
Atlanta, Georgia
Dennis A. Muilenburg
Chairman, President & CEO, The Boeing Company
Chicago, Illinois
David Nierenberg
Founder and President, Nierenberg Investment Management Co.
Camas, Washington
Michael E. O'Neill
Chairman of the Board, Citigroup Inc.
New York, New York
Robert J. Patrick
Managing Partner, The Patrick Companies
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sonia A. Perez
President, AT&T Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Robert L. Priddy
Senior Advisor, Comvest Partners
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wyatt Rockefeller
Filmmaker and Investor
New York, New York
Edwin R. "Rod" Rodriguez, Jr.
Managing Director – Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tracy L. Rosser
Senior Vice President, Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas
Mark M. Rubin
Chairman & CEO, Regional Properties, Inc.
Beverly Hills, California
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Laurel, Mississippi
Philip G. Satre
Chairman, International Game Technology
Las Vegas, Nevada
Robert A. "Bobby" Savoie, PhD
CEO, Geocent
Metairie, Louisiana
Peggy Higgins Sewell
Dallas, Texas
J. Scott Spradley
Chief Technology Officer, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Springdale, Arkansas
Henry Swieca
Founder, Talpion Fund Management
New York, New York
Thomas H. Turner
Vice Chairman/President, Turner Industries Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Andre F. Villeneuve
Chairman, ICE Benchmark Administration
London, United Kingdom
Ted Weggeland
President, Raincross Hospitality Corporation
Riverside, California
Bruce N. Whitman
Chairman, President & CEO, FlightSafety International
New York, New York
Governor Christine T. Whitman
President, The Whitman Strategy Group
Oldwick, New Jersey
Governor Pete Wilson
Browne George Ross LLP
Wilson Walsh George Ross Consulting LLC
Los Angeles, California
Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, PhD, President & CEO Emeritus
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Harold J. Bouillion
Trustee Emeritus
Metairie, Louisiana
Louis M. Freeman
Trustee Emeritus
New Orleans, Louisiana