NIAL PATEL

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NIAL PATEL

( Louisiana,  )

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Introduction

Former senior staffer to Governor Bobby Jindal

Top Forty Under 40, Business Report in 2014

National Finance Committee member, Republican Governors Association

Chairman of Emerging Leaders Council, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry

Client List  Biography 
Clients

1) Accelerate Learning

2) Adobe

3) Advanced Power Alliance

4) Agilify

5) APM Terminals Mobile, LLC.

6) Aqueduct Partners

7) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana

8) Baker Hughes

9) Baton Rouge Area Chamber

10) Bristow Group

11) Celerian Consulting

12) City of Lake Charles

13) City of New Orleans

14) Clover

15) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates

16) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.

17) Endeavors

18) Entergy Services

19) Fan Freedom

20) GDIT

21) Genentech

22) Google Cloud

23) Historic Tax Credit Coalition

24) Honeywell

25) Horne LLP.

26) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters

27) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association

28) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority

29) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association

30) Loyola University

31) LUBA Workers' Comp

32) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

33) Motion Picture Association, Inc

34) New Generation Gas Gathering LLC

35) Palo Alto

36) Placid Refining Company, LLC

37) Plexos Group

38) Rouses Enterprises, LLC

39) Software AG

40) Sparkhound

41) Stonehenge Capital

42) Susan G Komen Foundation

43) Tenaska

44) Trane U.S. Inc

45) Tulane University

46) United HealthCare Services, Inc.

47) Veterans Guardian

48) Workforce Housing Coalition

49) YMCA

50) Youth Villages

Biography

Nial Patel joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2011 after more than seven years of service to Governor Bobby Jindal, dating back to his first run for governor in 2003. As one of the longest serving senior staff members for the Governor, Nial worked as the director of scheduling. Additionally, when Governor Jindal was elected to Congress, Nial served as his executive assistant. During his tenure with Jindal, Nial's duties varied from campaigning to research and outreach, working with elected politicians, stakeholders, and government officials from Washington, D.C. and across the state of Louisiana.

Nial holds a Masters in Economics from the Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University (LSU), and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from LSU, where he also minored Political Science and Business Administration.

Originally from New Orleans, Nial attended Holy Cross High School and the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. In 2014, he was recognized as one of the top forty under 40 leaders in the community, and is alum of the Baton Rouge Leadership and Louisiana Leadership programs. Nial serves on the Southeast Super Region Committee, Greater New Orleans Inc.'s Next Gen Council, New Schools for Baton Rouge Board, Teach for America Board, and is Chairman of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry's Emerging Leaders Council. He has helped raised money for the American Cancer Society, Republican Governor's Association, and several elected officials. Nial currently resides in Baton Rouge.

Last Updated: April 04, 2024