Board of Trustees Officers 2019–2020
C. Paul Hilliard, Chairman of the Board
Chairman Emeritus, Badger Oil Corporation
Lafayette, Louisiana
John E. Koerner III, Vice Chairman
President, Koerner Capital
New Orleans, Louisiana
John D. Georges, Vice Chair
CEO, Georges Enterprises
New Orleans, Louisiana
John M. Hairston, Vice Chair
President & CEO, Hancock Whitney Corporation
Gulfport, Mississippi / New Orleans, Louisiana
James A. Courter, Immediate Past Chairman
Vice Chairman, Genie Energy, Ltd.
Of Counsel: Lavery, Selvaggi, Abromitis & Cohen
Sanibel, Florida
Ted Weggeland, Secretary
President & CEO, Raincross Corporate Group
Riverside, California
Suzanne T. Mestayer, Interim Treasurer
Managing Principal, ThirtyNorth Investments
New Orleans, Louisiana
Stephen J. Watson, President & CEO
The National WWII Museum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Board of Trustees 2019–2020
Herschel L. Abbott, Jr.
Special Counsel, Jones Walker Law Firm
New Orleans, Louisiana
Richard C. Adkerson
President, CEO & Vice Chairman, Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
Dwight W. Anderson
Managing Partner, Ospraie Management
New York, New York
Clifford S. Asness
Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut
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
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
Captain, USMCR
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
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
SVP & CMO (Retired), McDonald's/Blockbuster/AutoNation USA
Fort Lauderdale, 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 Saints/New Orleans Pelicans
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
Markham R. McKnight
President & CEO
BXS Insurance
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Robert W. Merrick
Chairman & CEO, Latter & Blum, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Suzanne T. Mestayer
Managing Principal, ThirtyNorth Investments
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, DC
Sonia A. Pérez
President, AT&T Southeast States
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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 and Investor, Jericho Motion Pictures, Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
Edwin R. "Rod" Rodriguez, Jr.
Managing Director – Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch
New Orleans, Louisiana
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, 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
Henry Swieca
Founder, Talpion Fund Management
New York, New York
Sharon Estill Taylor, PhD
Author, Educator, Speaker
Scottsdale, Arizona
Thomas H. Turner
Vice Chairman/President, Turner Industries Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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
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
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