NIAL PATEL

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NIAL PATEL

( Louisiana,  )

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Introduction

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

Client List  Biography 
Clients

1) Advanced Power Alliance

2) Agilify

3) APM Terminals Mobile, LLC.

4) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana

5) Baton Rouge Area Foundation

6) Blackrock Funds Services Group

7) Bristow Group

8) Canopy Tutoring

9) Carvana

10) Celerian Consulting

11) CHANGENT

12) Chick Fil A

13) City of Lake Charles

14) City of New Orleans

15) Clover

16) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates

17) Cox Communications Inc

18) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.

19) Endeavors

20) GDIT

21) Google LLC and its Affiliates

22) Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership

23) Historic Tax Credit Coalition

24) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association

25) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority

26) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association

27) Loyola University

28) LUBA Workers' Comp

29) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

30) MMR Group

31) Motion Picture Association, Inc

32) Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.

33) Palo Alto

34) Plexos Group

35) Recovery Solutions

36) Rouses Enterprises, LLC

37) SHI International Corp.

38) Software AG

39) Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.

40) Sparkhound

41) SRI Inc.

42) Stonehenge Capital

43) Susan G Komen Foundation

44) Thrive Foundation

45) Trane U.S. Inc

46) Tulane University

47) Veterans Guardian

48) W&T Offshore

49) Waymo

50) YMCA

51) Youth Force NOLA

52) Youth Villages

Biography

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: April 05, 2026