Josh Tatum

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Josh Tatum serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Greater New Orleans, Inc. and oversees initiatives that ensure the GNO region has a business-friendly environment for business attraction and retention efforts. Tatum is responsible for managing GNO Inc.'s signature workforce development program, GNOu, and additional workforce development initiatives that will provide sustainable pipelines for jobs of today, and of tomorrow. Through the GNOu model, Tatum works directly with industry and education leaders to create customized solutions that stimulate a thriving workforce and talent pipelines for industry growth. In addition, Tatum works closely with the business development team on business attraction efforts to create a diversified economy for the GNO region and Louisiana.

Tatum is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.A. in Political Science and received his M.P.A. from East Carolina University. Before joining GNO Inc., Tatum began his career in economic development with the Carolinas Gateway Partnership located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Tatum served as the Director of Research and Special Projects and was responsible for generating opportunities for existing and new industries to bring long-term investment and jobs to the region.