Board of Trustees Officers 2020–2021
John E. Koerner III, Chairman of the Board
President, Koerner Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ted Weggeland, Vice Chairman
President & CEO, 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 2020–2021
R. Ryan Adkerson
Investment Management Consultant, Crescent Capital Consulting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Clifford S. Asness
Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut
Norman R. Augustine
Chairman & CEO (Retired), Lockheed Martin Corp.
Bethesda, Maryland
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
Michael S. Bylen
President, Golf Concepts, Inc.
Rochester Hills, Michigan
James S. Chanos
President & Founder, Kynikos Associates LP
New York, New York
James H. Clement III
Infantry Officer, USMCR, Resources Manager
King Ranch, Inc., Kingsville, Texas
Kevin G. Clifford
Former CEO, American Funds Distributors
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
Saint Louis, Missouri
Peter N. Foss
General Manager, GE/NFL Head Health Program
Charlotte, North 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 US
Boca Raton, Florida
Hunter G. Hill
New Orleans Market President, IBERIABANK
New Orleans, Louisiana
C. Jeffrey Knittel
Chairman and CEO, Airbus Americas
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
Markham R. McKnight
President & CEO, BXS Insurance
Baton Rouge, 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
CEO, Chairman of the Board, Latter & Blum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael A. Morris
Owner & Publisher, Atlanta Jewish Times
Atlanta, Georgia
Dennis A. Muilenburg
Former President & CEO, The Boeing Company
Chicago, Illinois
David Nierenberg
Founder & President, Nierenberg Investment Management Co.
Camas, Washington
Jane T. Olson
Former Chair, International Board of Human Rights Watch
Pasadena, California
William M. Osborne III
Chairman, Riley Gear Corporation
Miami Beach, Florida
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
Las Vegas, Nevada
James J. Reiss, Jr.
Reiss Companies LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Todd Ricketts
Board of Directors, Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois
Wyatt G. Rockefeller
Filmmaker & Investor, Jericho Motion Pictures, Ltd.
London
Edwin R. “Rod” Rodriguez, Jr.
Managing Director-Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mark M. Rubin
President, Regional Properties, Inc.
Beverly Hills, California
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Laurel, Mississippi
Philip G. Satre
Chairman, Wynn Resorts Ltd.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Robert A. "Bobby" Savoie, PhD
CEO, Geocent
Metairie, Louisiana
Peggy Higgins Sewell
Dallas, Texas
W. Gray Stream
President, Matilda Stream Management
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sharon Estill Taylor, PhD
Educator, Speaker, Author
Scottsdale, Arizona
Thomas H. Turner
Vice Chairman & President, Turner Industries Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
André F. Villeneuve
Chairman, ICE Benchmark Administration \
London
Governor Christine Todd Whitman
President, The Whitman Strategy Group
Oldwick, New Jersey
Governor Pete Wilson
Wilson Walsh George & Ross Consulting, LLC
Browne George Ross, LLP
Los Angeles, California
President & CEO Emeritus
Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, PhD
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chairmen Emeriti
Herschel L. Abbott, Jr.
Richard C. Adkerson
Arthur Q. Davis
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lee H. Schlessinger
New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert E. Howson
New Orleans, Louisiana
MGen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.)
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
David R. Voelker
New Orleans, Louisiana
Trustees Emeriti
The Honorable Diana Bajoie
New Orleans, Louisiana
James L. Barksdale
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Harold J. Bouillion
Houston, Texas
The Honorable Jacquelyn B. Clarkson
New Orleans, Louisiana
William M. Detweiler
New Orleans, Louisiana
Richard L. Duchossois
Chicago, Illinois
Louis M. Freeman
New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert T. Hayes
San Antonio, Texas
John E. Kushner
New Orleans, Louisiana
John P. Laborde
New Orleans, Louisiana
T.G. “Teddy” Solomon
New Orleans, Louisiana
Frank B. Stewart, Jr.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bruce N. Whitman
New York, New York