Biography
Mitch Landrieu is a public servant, lawyer, author, and nonprofit leader. Landrieumost recently served as a senior advisor to President Biden and the Infrastructure Coordinator at the White House, responsible for the implementation of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In that role, he oversaw the most significant and comprehensive investments in American infrastructure in generations that led to over 70,000 new projects in three years encompassing roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports, transit, clean water, clean energy and high-speed internet.
A former two-term mayor of New Orleans, Landrieu led the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. He also led the removal of four Confederate monuments, for which he received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Prior to his terms as mayor, Landrieu was twice elected statewide in the red state of Louisiana as Lieutenant Governor and served 16 years as a state legislator. Landrieu is also the founder of E Pluribus Unum, which collaborates with leaders and communities across the American South, providing tools and support to bridge divides and foster connections across differences.
Landrieu is the author of the New York Times bestseller, In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History, in which he recounts his personal journey confronting the issue of race and institutional racism that still plagues America. A past president of the US Conference of Mayors, he was named the 2015 Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year and in a 2016 Politico survey of mayors, Landrieu was voted America’s Top Turnaround Mayor. He and his wife Cheryl live in New Orleans, where they raised their five children.
