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
8) Blackrock Funds Services Group
13) Clover
14) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
16) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
17) Endeavors
18) GDIT
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) PayIt, LLC
32) Placid Refining Company, LLC
33) Plexos Group
35) Software AG
36) Sparkhound
39) Trane U.S. Inc
42) Workforce Housing Coalition
43) YMCA
44) 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.
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2) Agilify
5) Baker Hughes
7) Blackrock Funds Services Group
8) Bristow
9) CIGNA
12) Clover
13) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
16) GDIT
17) Genentech, Inc.
19) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
20) Honeywell
21) Intralot Inc
22) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
23) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
24) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
26) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
27) Math Nation
28) Motion Picture Association, Inc
30) PayIt, LLC
32) Placid Refining Company, LLC
33) Plexos Group
35) SoftwareAG
36) Sparkhound
37) Stonehenge
39) Trane US Inc
41) Workforce Housing Coalition
42) Youth Villages
