Mary Landrieu

Senator Landrieu was elected to the Board of Directors in 2020. She also serves as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Senator Landrieu served in the United States Senate for three terms, first elected in 1996. During her tenure, she was a member (and then Chair) of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as well as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and Chair of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. In her role as Chair of the Small Business Committee, she was the lead sponsor of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which helped to create and retain over 650,000 American jobs. Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, she served in the Louisiana State Legislature from 1979 - 1987. In 1987, she was elected State Treasurer and served with distinction for two terms. Strong fiscal management, pension fund diversification, debt limitation, and the creation of the first-ever municipal investment fund (now valued at over $2 billion) are some of her noteworthy accomplishments. Senator Landrieu currently serves on the Board of Directors of CenturyLink, Inc., as well as on the boards of the following non-profits: the National Alliance for Pubic Charter Schools; Resources for the Future; and Board of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, for which she serves as Chair.