Robin Barnes

Robin A. Barnes is Executive Vice President for Programs at Greater New Orleans, Inc, a regional economic development agency serving the 10-parish Greater New Orleans region. Barnes oversees programs including the Coastal Vitality Project, a proactive response to mitigate the economic impact incurred on the regional workforce and business community by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster, as well as Green N.O., an effort to establish Greater New Orleans as the nation's center for sustainable and environmentally friendly businesses. Barnes, formerly Senior Vice President of Seedco Financial Services, Inc., has over 25 years of community development, nonprofit management, lending and economic recovery experience. Building on her success in helping small businesses in Lower Manhattan recover after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Barnes moved from New York City to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to manage a $30 million regional small recovery initiative supporting 1,000 businesses in the fisheries, restaurant and arts and culture industries.