Christian Matherne serves as Local and State Affairs Analyst for The Picard Group. Matherne supports our senior lobbyists with servicing clients, monitoring meetings, assisting and organizing events, policy research and analysis, and general legislative relations in Louisiana. Prior to The Picard Group, he interned in Washington, D.C. with Senator Cassidy, focusing on economic and finance policy, specifically Medicare financing. He also interned with Sunwater Institute on Congressional reform and with TPG during the 2023 Regular Legislative Session.

Matherne has recently relocated from New Orleans to Lafayette. He is a recent graduate from Tulane University, receiving his bachelor's degree in Political Economy with a concentration on law, economics, and policy.