District 9 - John E. Atkins

Commissioner

• Elected in 2016

Education

• Southfield High School, 1983                
• Washington & Lee University, B.S., Geology, Magna Cum Laude, 1987
• University of Texas at Austin, M.A., Geological Sciences, 1989
• Kellogg Graduate of Management, Northwestern University, MBA, 1995

Professional

• Geophysicist, Conoco, Inc., 1989-1993
• Management Consultant, A.T. Kearney, 1995-1998
• Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company, 1998-2002 
• Partner & Co-Founder, Louisiana Timber Partners, LLC, 2004 to present                
• Partner, Atco Investment Company, 2006 to present

Personal

• Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana            
• Married to Shreveport native, Lindsay Holman Atkins
• Lives in Caddo Parish District 9 with Lindsay and their Doberman Pinscher, Brutus