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Get to Know Terrence G. Ginn, PhD

Terrence Ginn is the Founder and Principal of Ideal Strategies, a bipartisan advocacy firm specializing in government relations, program management, and community engagement. Driven by over twenty (20) years of experience in state and local government management, Terrence is highly skilled in delivering results, ensuring that relationships work, and making a difference with professional and civic endeavors. He most recently served as Deputy Commissioner for Finance & Administration with the Louisiana Board of Regents, where he oversaw the allocation of the state’s $1B appropriation to public postsecondary education and served as the Board’s chief financial and operating officer.

Terrence has worked in both the executive and legislative branches of government, which provides him with a unique prospective of governmental operations and financial management. Previously, he served as Director of Finance & Administration with the Louisiana Governor's Office and has also held the posts of Fiscal Analyst and Budget Manager with the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Division of Administration. 

Terrence actively participates in and holds leadership roles on several boards and commissions, including The Emerge Center, LA Capital Federal Credit Union, and the Baton Rouge Area Foundations Civic Leadership Committee. He previously served on the state board of March of Dimes, Louisiana Arts & Science Museum, Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium, Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School, Louisiana Human Rights Commission, State Parks & Recreation Commission as the Governor’s Designee, and was an executive board member and treasurer of Forum 35. Terrence was recognized in 2014 by the Baton Rouge Business Report as a "Top Forty under Forty"' in the greater Baton Rouge community and he is a graduate of the 2016 class of Leadership Baton Rouge and 2018 class of Leadership Louisiana. 

Raised in rural Pointe Coupee Parish, he enjoys time at False River, traveling and cooking. Terrence received a doctorate in Public Policy from Southern University, a master's degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of New Orleans, and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southern University. He is a parishioner at St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church and resides in Baton Rouge.