Downtown New Orleans

Henry Charlot is the Director of Public Affairs for the DDD, where he has responsibility for relationship building with all Downtown stakeholders and strengthening partnerships between the DDD and local, state and federal officials as well as other economic development agencies. Mr. Charlot was previously the DDD Director of Economic Development, a position he held for five years.

Charlot is an alumnus of Xavier University, having graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also received a Masters of Business Administration from Tulane University where he minored in accounting and finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a licensed Real Estate Broker.

Charlot has worked as an auditor for international CPA firm Ernst & Young, as Executive Director for the Xavier University Economic Development Center, as Director of Federal Programs for Jefferson Parish and as Executive Director of the Regional Loan Corporation and Business Resource Capital.

He has previously served on several boards and committees, including the Venture Network, the School Board's Audit and Small Disadvantaged Business Advisory Committees and the Mayor's Task Force on Small Business Finance and the Orleans Private Industry Council. He formerly served as Vice Chairman and Executive Committee Member for Business Resource Capital and chaired the Finance and Capital Task Force for the Louisiana Economic Development Council/Vision 2020 Strategic Plan for Economic Development.

Henry is a native New Orleanian and lives in Mid City. He is the proud father of one son and enjoys reading, writing, biking, swimming, and community involvement.