Jasmine Brown DeRousselle is the Chief External Affairs Officer at GNO, Inc. She is primarily responsible for leading GNO, Inc.’s policy initiatives, both at the state and federal level. Jasmine also provides oversight to a number of GNO, Inc.’s programmatic initiatives, with a specific focus on economic mobility, coastal restoration and resilience, and music business. Previously, as Public Policy Manager, she established and led several initiatives, including, but not limited to the HBCU Startup Internship Program, which was designed to increase the pipeline of Black startup founders in the GNO region. Prior to joining GNO, Inc., she was a commercial litigator at a civil defense firm in the GNO region. She has also worked as a Consultant for Deloitte and Touche, LLP in Los Angeles, California, where she conducted corporate audits and compliance exercises for Fortune 500 corporations. Additionally, she has worked for the National Urban League (New York, NY), JP Morgan Private Bank (New Orleans, LA), and Elvin Ross Studios (Los Angeles, CA). She earned a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University and is a cum laude graduate of Loyola University, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Peter Waggonner is the Senior Policy Advisor for Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.), the regional economic development organization for Southeast Louisiana. His portfolio encompasses infrastructure, insurance, and the environment at local, state, and federal levels. He co-leads CSFI and also co-manages GNO, Inc.’s urban water work, after 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 and a current MBA candidate at Yale School of Management.