Advisory Board
RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI) was created in December 2005 in the wake of the damage that resulted from the hurricanes that devastated large parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Institute is a collaboration between the RAND Corporation and seven universities in the Gulf States. While the hurricanes provided the impetus for RAND's entry into the region, the work of the Institute encompasses public policy issues that will have a long term impact on development in the three states. RAND has made a long-term commitment to the U.S. Gulf States region.
The Institute conducts policy studies across a wide range of issues including health, education, demographics, housing, economic development, coastal protection and restoration, and criminal justice.
The RGSPI Advisory Board is comprised of leaders from the Gulf States as well as people from outside the region who have the unique skills, knowledge, relationships and expertise that will benefit the Institute in its work.
Advisory Board
Kim M. Boyle
Partner
Phelps Dunbar LLP
Joseph C. Canizaro
Chairman of the Board
First Bank and Trust and First Trust Corporation
Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr.
Retired Chairman Emeritus
Delchamps, Inc.
Beverly Wade Hogan
President
Tougaloo College
John J. Kallenborn
President New Orleans Region
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
Diana Lewis
Civic Leader
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ricky Mathews
President and Publisher
The Sun Herald
Alden J. McDonald, Jr.
President and CEO
Liberty Bank and Trust Company
R. King Milling
Vice Chairman
Whitney National Bank
John N. Palmer
Chairman
GulfSouth Capital, Inc.
Donna Saurage
Civic Leader
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Leland Speed
Chairman
East Group Properties
Dr. Vera B. Triplett
Chief Operating Officer
Capital One-UNO Charter Network
Ex Officio
James A. Thomson
RAND Corporation
Melissa Flournoy
RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
Gerald Greenwald
RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment
Lynne Yowell
RAND Institute for Civil Justice
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