Author Description
Peter Waggonner is the Public Policy Director for Greater New Orleans, Inc., Southeast Louisiana’s
regional economic development organization. His portfolio encompasses infrastructure,
insurance, and the environment at local, state, and federal levels. He manages the Coalition for
Sustainable Flood Insurance (CSFI) and GNO, Inc.’s resilience work, after previous experience
addressing quality of life issues and directing constituent services for a New Orleans City
Council district. He has previously served in government administration for country’s largest
metropolitan planning organization and in nonprofit administration for a business improvement
district in California. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
