Michael Hecht

Michael Hecht is currently the President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. Michael previously served as the Director of Business Recovery Services at Louisiana Economic Development and as the Deputy Commissioner at NYC Department of Small Business Services. Before that, Michael was the Founder and COO of Variety Lights Development, and an Associate at Marakon. Michael holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Public Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Yale University.