Advisory Board

The College of Engineering External Advisory Board provides “external” advice to the dean regarding priorities and directions for engineering education and research. Board members are from the private sector and academia, and include both alumni and other individuals who are interested in the success of Georgia Tech.

Advisory Board Resources

Board members can access resources from the Advisory Board Resources page, which contains meeting resources.

Please note that invite-only access must be granted before you can access Advisory Board resources.

Advisory Board Resources

Advisory Board Members

Board members are from the private sector and academia, and include both alumni and other individuals who are interested in the success of Georgia Tech and the College of Engineering. Bi-annually, the College convenes the advisory board (EAB) to provide “external” advice to the College of Engineering regarding priorities and directions for engineering education and research.

Ahmad Bahai

Senior Vice President & CTO and Director, Kilby Research Labs
Texas Instruments

Jennifer Bailey

Process Engineer (Retired)
American Enka
BS CerE, MS CerE

Jose M. Bern

Executive Vice President
Empresas Bern
BS CE

James Carlos

Vice President, Risk Management
Republic National Distributing Company
BS CE

Steve Chaddick

Mentor Capitalist
Ridgewood Advisors, LLC
BS EE, MS EE, Chair - ECE

Keith Chambless

President,
GeoFields, Inc.
BS ME, Chair - ME

George Corbin

Chair - MSE
Senior Executive Vice President, Director of Research, Development, & Technology, Solvay Speciality Polymers

Marsha Craig

Director (Retired) Global Business
DuPont
BS ChE; Chair-ChBE

Todd Cutler

Vice President and General Manager
Keysight Technologies
BS EE

Robert Dixon, Jr.

Senior Vice President (Retired)
PepsiCo, Inc.
BS EE

Alan L Dorris

Retired Founder
Dorris and Associates Intl LLC
BE, MS, PhD IE

Ken R. Entrekin

CEO
Advantage Industrial Automation
BS EE

Alec Gallimore

Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering
University of Michigan

David Garrison

SVP – Delta Connection and CEO – Endeavor Air
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
BS ME

John A. Godbold

President
Wahoo Midstream, LLC, Energy Project Developer & Entrepreneur
BS AE

Larry P Heck

President and CEO
Viv Labs
MS EE

William Higginbotham (Bill)

President /CEO
ET Environmental Corporation
BS CEE - Chair, CE

Lara Hodgson

President and Chief Executive Officer
NOWaccount Network Corporation
BS AE

Elaine Johns

President and Chief Executive Officer
EnerVision, Inc.
BS IE

Deborah Kilpatrick (Deb)

Chief Executive Officer
Evidation Health
BS ESM, MS ME, PhD ME

Andrea L. Laliberte

Edenfield Executive in Residence
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
BS IE, MS IE

John Laughter

Senior Vice President, Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
BS AE, Chair - AE

Bin Lu

Global Vice President of R&D and Product Management Home & Business Networks IT Business
Schneider Electric
Ph.D. EE

Wonya Lucas

President and Chief Executive Officer
Public Broadcasting Atlanta
BS IE

Angela Gill Nelms

Chief Operating Officer
Florence Healthcare
BS BME; Chair, BME

Guy Primus

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
The VR Company
BS IE, MS IE

Dan Shinedling Jr.

President
KS2 Technologies, Inc.
BS IE., Chair - ISyE

Stacie Sire

Director of Structures
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
BS CE

Jocelyn Stargel

Managing Partner
Stargel Consulting
BS IE, MS IE, Chair - EAB

Stella M. Sudderth

President (Retired)
MRU, Inc.
BS ME

Michael Sutcliff (Mike)

Group Chief Executive Officer
Accenture Digital
BS EE, MS MGT

James Thomson (Jim)

Director
Sumitomo Corporation of America Perennial Power Holdings
BS IE

Maurice A. Trebuchon (Moe)

Executive in Residence
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
B.I.E.

Sophia Velastegui

General Manager, Product in Artificial Intelligence and Research
Microsoft
BS ME

Emilio Venegas

President
Venegas Construction Corporation
BS CE

Dennis K. Williams

Retired Chairman
IDEX Corporation
BS AE

Rick Zalesky

Senior Advisor
Chevron
BS CE