Lacy McManus

serves as the executive director of Future Energy at Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) where she advances a diverse coalition of higher education, community college, non-profit, and industry partners spearheading the clean-energy transition across South Louisiana. McManus has re-joined the GNO, Inc. team after nearly three years with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Education Programs. While at AWS, McManus worked globally with AWS’s internal sales teams, external customers and partners, and educational organizations to pipeline AWS learners into the cloud workforce. Prior to joining AWS, McManus served as the vice president for Strategic Initiatives at GNO, Inc. where she oversaw a portfolio of workforce, education, and environmental programs that enhanced the economic competitiveness of the GNO region.