Andrew was in his first law school class when the levees broke and flooded his hometown of New Orleans with the 2005 Katrina flooding disaster. Since then, he has served at various levels of government and non-profit organizations to connect local communities with global systems to prevent, respond to, and recover from catastrophe. An internationalist focused on equity and the intersection of culture and governance, he brings people together to problem-solve the most complex challenges of our time.

Andrew is an award-winning attorney and writer, and brings an interdisciplinary perspective to systems innovation. He holds graduate degrees in American law (J.D., Georgetown University Law Center), public international law (LLM, Leiden University), and ritual & theology (M.Div., Yale University, where he taught “International Challenges of the 21st Century” in the Political Science Department). He has served as a criminal prosecutor, policy advisor for the Mayor of New Orleans and Governor of Louisiana, and Director of the Resilient Louisiana Commission to guide the economy through the first year of COVID-19. He has also worked extensively in the nonprofit sector, especially focused on long-term, inclusive economic planning with Rising Tide Capital and the Center for Planning Excellence. Outside of the US, he has spent four years living in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Colombia. Andrew is also a playwright, mediator, hospital chaplain, and Mardi Gras enthusiast. He is grateful to all those who have shared countless hours designing 3DL, and is excited to build a full-time team.