Mitch Landrieu — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-chair of American Bridge 21st Century
Served as White House Infrastructure Coordinator (2021-2024)
Served as 61st Mayor of New Orleans (2010-2018)
Served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (2004-2010)
Founder of E Pluribus Unum (2018)
Author of 'In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History'
Recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

Biography

Mitch Landrieu is an American politician and lawyer with a distinguished career in public service. He served as the 61st Mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018, where he led the city's recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. During his tenure, New Orleans was recognized as a national comeback story, and Landrieu was named 'Public Official of the Year' by Governing in 2015 and 'America’s top turnaround mayor' in a 2016 Politico survey.