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Jim Brandt
Member, Board of Commissioners
Jim Brandt serves as the president of the CATS Board of Commissioners, bringing his more than 40 years of experience in government administration, public policy research and nonprofit management to the agency. Brandt formerly led both the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) and the Bureau of Government Research (BGR). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Social Work from Tulane University in New Orleans.
Brandt serves on a variety of community boards, including chairing the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children. He also serves on the WRKF 89.3 Public Radio Board of Directors, the CATS Pension Board, The Advocate Community Advisory Board, the Center for Planning Excellence and the Foundation for the East Baton Rouge School System.