Erin Monroe

Erin Monroe is the Southeast Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at Cox Communications, overseeing governmental and public affairs efforts in Louisiana, Florida and Georgia. Prior to joining Cox, Monroe served as Special Counsel for Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.

Prior to joining the Louisiana Governor’s office, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC), Executive Counsel for the Office of Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitchell J. Landrieu, Associate Executive Counsel for the Office of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and as a staff attorney for the Louisiana State Senate.

Monroe has been recognized as a Top Forty Under 40 leader (2015), Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activist (2015), Woman of Distinction (2014), Influential Woman in Business (2012), and Most Powerful and Influential Woman by the National Diversity Council (2011).

Her commitment to the community she serves is easily seen through her board service and engagement with the City Year Board of Directors, LSU National Diversity Advisory Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Area Chamber Board of Directors, Downtown Development District Board of Directors, Southeast Louisiana Super Region Committee, Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Civic Leadership Committee, Junior League of Baton Rouge and The Baton Rouge Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.

A Shreveport, LA native, Erin received her undergraduate degree from LSU. She also holds a Juris Doctor from the Southern University Law Center from which she was recognized as a Distinguished Alumni in 2013.