Our Team

Melissa Landry serves as Vice President of Strategy at the Pelican Institute for Public Policy. Landry joined Pelican in 2025 as a veteran policy analyst, communication strategist, and fundraiser with nearly 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, and non-profit organizations on a wide range of issues, including energy policy, legal reform, and education freedom.

Before joining the private sector, Landry held several high-profile positions in state government, including her work with elected officials on both sides of the aisle to secure billions of dollars from Congress to rebuild Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Landry holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Louisiana State University (’03) and an M.B.A. from Tulane University (’22). Landy resides in Madisonville, LA, with her beautiful daughters.  Together, they run a small zoo.