IPED Fall 2021 Lecture Series: Local Business Alliances

Join us as we hear how local business alliances shape communities and affect development from Norman Barnum, who serves as interim president and CEO at the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), an economic development organization that partners with the city’s government to attract and support businesses, develop talent and workforce, and strengthen the sense of place.

He is a finance expert with more than 30 years of community and economic development leadership experience in cities in the Northeast and Gulf South. Before becoming the interim president and CEO, Barnum served as CFO at NOLABA, where he developed the overall financial strategy and implementation of data systems. He managed the finance team, treasury, shareholder relations, accounting, tax, external audit, and risk management. Barnum also led the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that increased the organization’s self-sustainability and minimized dependence on public funding. To do so, he served as a liaison between leaders in the public and private sectors and community members to generate outcomes that drive prosperity for all citizens of New Orleans.