NIAL PATEL
Cornerstone Government Affairs
npatel@cgagroup.com
225-201-8930
304 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 1A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links: Website, LinkedIn
Former senior staffer to Governor Bobby JindalTop Forty Under 40, Business Report in 2014National Finance Committee member, Republican Governors AssociationChairman of Emerging Leaders Council, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
1) Advanced Power Alliance
2) Agilify
3) APM Terminals Mobile, LLC.
4) Aqueduct Partners
5) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
6) Baker Hughes
7) Baton Rouge Area Chamber
8) Bristow Group
9) Celerian Consulting
10) City of Lake Charles
11) City of New Orleans
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
22) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
23) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
24) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
25) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
26) Loyola University
27) LUBA Workers' Comp
28) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
29) Motion Picture Association, Inc
30) Palo Alto
31) Placid Refining Company, LLC
32) Plexos Group
33) Rouses Enterprises, LLC
34) Software AG
35) Sparkhound
36) Stonehenge Capital
37) Susan G Komen Foundation
38) Trane U.S. Inc
39) Tulane University
40) Veterans Guardian
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.
Last Updated: September 10, 2024