Jacob Crist, Deputy Director of Terminal Operations and Real Estate, manages operational and contractual matters at the Port of New Orleans maritime cargo terminals and river leases. He gained valuable industry experience serving in diverse operations positions at Port NOLA since November 2010. Crist serves on the Board of Directors of the Traffic and Transportation Club of Greater New Orleans and is a member of the Association of Corporate Growth and the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors’ Commercial Investment Division. Crist studied international business and finance at Auburn University and earned an MBA from LSU.