Andy Kopplin is president and chief executive officer of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the community foundation for Southeast Louisiana. Under Andy's leadership, the Foundation has grown its assets from $325M to over $500M today and has led partnerships to grow the city's BioDistrict, expand innovative workforce strategies, and advance efforts to expand the use of green infrastructure to mitigate flooding and subsidence as part of climate adaptation efforts. He previously served as first deputy mayor and chief administrative officer for the City of New Orleans under Mayor Mitch Landrieu. By aggressively managing the city’s operating and capital budgets, Andy helped move the city from near bankruptcy in 2010 to fiscal stability and its highest bond ratings in history by 2016. Prior to city government, Andy served as senior advisor Wendy Kopp, the founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America. From October 2006-January 2008, Andy served as founding executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), the agency charged with leading Louisiana’s recovery efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Before heading the LRA, Andy was chief of staff to two consecutive Louisiana governors, Democrat Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and Republican M.J. “Mike” Foster, Jr. He joined Foster’s staff in 1996 as policy director, and in that role led the pioneering effort to create the state’s community college system. Andy holds a bachelor’s degree from Rice University, a master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School, and is a 1986 Harry S. Truman Scholarship winner.