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.

Jennifer Bailey

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

Jose M. Bern

Executive Vice President
Empresas Bern
BS CE

Sheereen J. Brown

Senior Business Analyst
The Task Force for Global Health
BS IE, MS HS

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

Marsha Craig

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

Alan L. Dorris

Retired Founder
Dorris and Associates Intl LLC
BS, MS, Ph.D. 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
CarboEvolution, LLC
BS AE

Keith Hearon

Founding CEO
Poly 6
BS MSE, Chair - MSE

Larry P. Heck

President and CEO
Viv Labs
MS EE

William Higginbotham (Bill)

President /CEO
ET Environmental Corporation
BS CEE

Elaine Johns

President and Chief Executive Officer
EnerVision, Inc.
BS IE

Deborah Kilpatrick (Deb)

Chief Executive Officer
Evidation Health
BS ESM, MS ME, Ph.D. 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

Senior Vice President, Data Center Systems LOB, Secure Power Division | Energy Management Business
Schneider Electric
Ph.D. EE

Wonya Lucas

President and Chief Executive Officer
Public Broadcasting Atlanta
BS IE

Theresa A. Maldonado

Vice President, Research & Innovation
University of California System
BS EE, MS EE, Ph.D. EE

Emmy Montanye

Senior Vice President
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
BS CE, P.E., Chair - CEE

Angela Gill Nelms

Chief Operating Officer
Florence Healthcare
BS BME; Chair, BME

Thomas W. Prete

Vice President of Engineering
Pratt & Whitney
BS ME

Cathleen Quigley

President and Chief Consultant
Swiftwater Consulting
BS EE

Yancy W. Riddle

Chief Operations Officer
Lief Labs
MS MSE, Ph.D. MSE

Ronda Sides

Mentor/Consultant/Co-Founder
Extreme Logic, Inc.
BS IE

Stacie Sire

Director of Structures
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
BS CE

Jocelyn Stargel

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

Michael Sutcliff (Mike)

Group Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
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
BS IE

Sophia Velastegui

Chief Technology Officer, Artificial Intelligence, Dynamics 365
Microsoft
BS ME

Emilio Venegas

President
Venegas Construction Corporation
BS CE

Dennis K. Williams

Retired Chairman
IDEX Corporation
BS AE