The Idea Village

Board of Directors

The Idea Village Board of Directors consists of locally and nationally-known CEOs, entrepreneurs, business professionals and academic leaders. The Board guides the overall vision and leadership for The Idea Village and is actively involved in assisting the Idea Village achieve its mission and goals.

Board of Directors

  • Bill Hines - Chairman

    Managing Partner, Jones Walker

  • Margaret Beer

    Marketing, IBERIABANK

  • Michael Brown

    Vice-Chairman and COO, IBERIABANK

  • Kevin Clifford

    CEO, American Funds

  • David Darragh

    CEO, Reily Foods

  • Daryn Dodson

    Calvert Funds

  • Yvette Jones

    Executive-VP University Relations and Development, Tulane University

  • Chris Laibe

    Founder, Schedulist

  • Merritt Lane

    President/CEO, Canal Barge Company, Inc.

  • John Payne

    CEO, Harrah's Central Division

  • Mark Romig

    CEO, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation

  • Tim Ryan

    Consultant

  • Hugh Weber

    President, New Orleans Hornets

  • Tim Williamson

    Co-Founder/CEO, The Idea Village

  • Matthew Wisdom

    CEO, TurboSquid, Inc.

Chairman's Advisory Committee

  • E. Tiffany Adler

    COO, Adlers

  • Allen Bell

    Co-Founder, The Idea Village

  • Darryl d’Aquin

    President, CommTech Industries

  • Quentin Dastugue

    CEO, Property One

  • Allen Eskew

    CEO, Eskew Dumez Ripple

  • Sally Forman

    Author

  • Sam Giberga

    Senior Vice-President, Hornbeck Offshore Services

  • David Guidry

    President/CEO, Guico Machine Works

  • James Hardy

    LSU Health Science Center

  • Scott Jacobs

    Principal, Strategic Comp

  • Suzanne Mestayer

    CEO, ThirtyNorth Investments

  • Kenneth Purcell

    CEO, iSeatz

  • Jimmy Treuting

    CEO, Dukky

  • Robbie Vitrano

    Co-Founder, Naked Pizza

Partners