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Prior to being appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal as secretary of Louisiana Economic Development in 2008, Stephen Moret served as president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce (BRAC). Under Moret's leadership from 2004 to 2007, BRAC grew into a national-caliber, regional economic development organization. Revenues tripled at the chamber during Moret's tenure, following the launch of "The Campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge," a five-year, $15 million economic development initiative for the nine-parish capital region.
Also while at BRAC, Moret emphasized that business retention and expansion efforts are equally important to business recruitment efforts, and that Louisiana must address such fundamental economic issues as eliminating unorthodox business taxes, improving workforce development, adopting comprehensive governmental ethics reform and addressing statewide transportation priorities.
Moret also served as an assistant to the LSU chancellor, an independent consultant to Harvard University and a public policy fellow with the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR). His research at PAR on restructuring Louisiana’s higher-education system earned the Most Distinguished Research Award from the National Governmental Research Association.
A native of Mississippi, Moret considers Baton Rouge, LA, his adopted hometown since attending LSU as an undergraduate. He holds a bachelors in mechanical engineering from LSU and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is a graduate of Leadership Louisiana and was selected for the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report's "Top 40 Under 40."
More than half the population of Louisiana – 51% -- is female. Yet, only 11 % of the state’s Legislators are women. Why?
What factors in Louisiana’s lifestyle – and history - contribute to its weight problems?
What will the changes to the state’s education system mean for Louisiana’s public schools?
How can the system be revamped while keeping the promise to those who have provided years of public service?
What factors in Louisiana’s lifestyle – and history - contribute to its weight problems?
How civic-minded are Louisiana’s citizens and how can they become more involved?
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