Greg Trahan
Assistant Vice President for Economic Development Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge LA
Greg Trahan works to build partnerships by connecting business and industry to LSU’s expert research and faculty.
Biography
Program Manager in the Transformational Technology and Cyber Research Center. Prior to joining LSU, he was Director of Business Development at Louisiana Economic Development, representing Louisiana nationally in external business and economic development efforts in software, technology, and defense-related sectors. He was directly involved in projects that to date have generated over 1,500 technology new jobs in Louisiana. He began his career at then-startup Legacy.com, now one of the most visited sites in the U.S.; his work at Legacy.com resulted in a Webby Award nomination. He has more than 15 years’ experience in web and software development, design, analytics, product development and management, business development, and strategy. He is a graduate of LSU with a B.S. in Biochemistry.
Areas of Expertise
Research Focus
Economic Development & Industry Partnerships
Trahan’s work focuses on economic development, industry partnerships, and strategic cyber initiatives that turn LSU research into jobs and investment for Louisiana. He leverages corporate engagement, defense-tech outreach, and workforce programs to land major R\&D projects, grow high-tech clusters, and position LSU as an economic engine.
Education
Louisiana State University
B.S.
Biochemistry
1999
Accomplishments
Commissioner, Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission | Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana
2022
Chair, Cyber Education Management Council | Louisiana Board of Regents
2020
40 Under 40, Baton Rouge Business Report
2016
Leadership Louisiana, Class of 2020 | Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL)
2020
Media Appearances
CISA, DHS, INL host LSU to strengthen cyber defense training across critical infrastructure sector
Industrial Cyber online
2025-04-24
“As a leading energy and chemical manufacturing state, Louisiana’s cybersecurity posture around its critical infrastructure has national implications,” said Greg Trahan, director of economic development at LSU and special advisor to LSU President William F. Tate IV on cyber initiatives. “The invitation by CISA and INL to participate in this exercise underscores what we know: LSU has emerged as one of the most important and consequential cybersecurity schools in the country.”
Interview with Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development, LSU and Duke Hartman, CEO, Integer Technologies LLC
Tech Gumbo online
2024-09-26
The Interview with Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development, LSU and Duke Hartman, CEO, Integer Technologies LLC:
• LSU & Integer Technologies have partnered to do research to benefit the Navy
• Research around autonomous vehicles in the air, on the ocean both on the surface and underwater
• The research is bring under grad and grad students and well as faculty and working engineers together to find solutions
• The research will also benefit the oil industry, especially in South Louisiana
Forty Under 40 Q&A: Greg Trahan
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report online
2016-11-23
Greg Trahan, 39 Director of economic development, LSU Office of Research & Economic Development Greg Trahan has long been a driving force behind Louisiana’s economic development efforts by …
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