Meet Andrew

Andrew was in his first law school class when the levees broke and flooded his hometown of New Orleans with the 2005 Hurricane Katrina flooding disaster. Since then, he has served at various levels of government and non-profits to connect local communities with global systems to prevent, respond to, and recover from catastrophe. An internationalist focused on equity and the intersection of culture and governance, he brings people together to problem-solve the most complex challenges of our time.

An award-winning attorney and writer, Andrew brings an interdisciplinary perspective to systems innovation. He holds graduate degrees in American law (J.D., Georgetown University Law Center), public international law (LLM, Leiden University), and ritual & theology (M.Div., Yale University, where he taught “International Challenges of the 21st Century” in the Political Science Department). He has served as a criminal prosecutor, policy advisor for the Mayor of New Orleans and Governor of Louisiana, and Director of the Resilient Louisiana Commission to guide the economy through the first year of COVID-19. Having lived four years abroad in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Colombia, his work in the nonprofit sector has focused on long-term, inclusive economic planning that connects the local to the global. He is currently pursuing ordination in the Episcopal Church. Along with serving as a part-time hospital chaplain, Andrew is a playwright, liturgist, and Mardi Gras enthusiast.