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
2) Agilify
5) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
6) Baker Hughes
12) Clover
13) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
14) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
15) Endeavors
16) Entergy Services
17) GDIT
18) Genentech
19) Google Cloud
20) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
21) Honeywell
23) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
24) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
25) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
28) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
29) Motion Picture Association, Inc
30) Palo Alto
31) Placid Refining Company, LLC
32) Plexos Group
34) Software AG
35) Sparkhound
38) Trane U.S. Inc
41) Workforce Housing Coalition
42) YMCA
43) Youth Villages
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.
