Root Cause CEO Andrew Wolk presented Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu with the 2009 Public Innovator Award on Thursday for leadership in advancing social innovation.  The award was presented as part of the opening keynote address for the Social Enterprise Summit, held in New Orleans and launching a new policy track in partnership with Root Cause.

The Public Innovator Award recognizes government leaders who embrace six roles for advancing innovative, entrepreneurial solutions to today's most difficult problems.  "We're honoring Lt. Governor Landrieu for his vision in founding the Office of Social Entrepreneurship in 2006, the first office of its kind in the nation, to support the creation and growth of the solutions to the many social problems affecting the state of Louisiana," said Wolk. "He is on the leading edge of a national movement to identify what works and ditch what doesn't, and we hope his leadership spawns similar efforts at all levels of government across the nation."

Visit Andrew's blog for more, including opening remarks from his armchair keynote with the Lt. Governor, and read the press release.