It's a perfect situation because you get to keep your day job(s).
Landrieu first hired Hebert to oversee blight reduction in 2010. The
mayor then used never-before-seen influence to cause the independent New
Orleans Redevelopment Authority to hire Hebert as its executive
director. Landrieu then appointed Hebert the city’s first chief
resilience officer, an umbrella title that allowed Hebert to keep
overseeing NORA while working directly for the Landrieu administration.
And from there you get to go and invent whatever consulting/contracting gig ends up replacing whatever governmental function is most in need of
privatization a resilience overhaul. In Hebert's case, it was water management.
The Water Institute, where Hebert will soon work, is no stranger to
New Orleans. It was part of the interim management team that, until last
week, was leading the S&WB in the aftermath of two devastating
floods last summer in which the city's drainage system failed.
In a
press release announcing that the team would include Ehab Meselhe the
Water Institute's vice president for science and engineering, the
group's president and CEO was quoted as saying, “We look forward to
delivering actionable recommendations for immediate, near-term, and
long-term steps that not only address emergency flood issues, but also
inform future planning for long-term resilience that incorporate the
most innovative practices of living with water."
So, yeah, I get that it's a fantastic networking opportunity. But my asking salary is still one million dollars.
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