Georgia Tech Advisory Board Member List
2024 – 2025
Salvatore "Sal" Abbate, IE 1991
Chief Executive Officer
Veritiv Corporation
Atlanta, Georgia
Salil "Sal" Arora, CMPE 2003 & M.S. ECE 2004
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Atlanta, Georgia
Chloe Barzey
Senior Managing Director
Accenture
Atlanta, Georgia
Roger E. Blythe, Jr., MSCI 1978
Retired Chief Accounting Officer
Chick-fil-A
Atlanta, Georgia
Alexia B. Borden, IE 2001
Executive Vice President
Brasfield & Gorrie
Birmingham, Alabama
Linda A. Cash, IE 1984
Retired Vice President, Global Quality and New Model Programs
Ford Motor Company
Atlanta, Georgia
Stanley “Stan” L. H. Chia, IE 2005
Chief Executive Officer
Vivid Seats
Chicago, Illinois
Anne Chow (Vice Chair)
Former Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Business
Board Director: FranklinCovey, 3M, CSX
Dallas, Texas
Stanley "Stan" W. Connally Jr., ME 1993
Executive Vice President, Operations & President & Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Services
Southern Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Tye G. Darland
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Georgia-Pacific, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Carl "Winn" E. Everhart, ME 2001
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tarkett North America
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Robert "Bob" C. Frenzel, Jr.
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Xcel Energy, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Anthony “Tony” G. Frese, AE 1983 & M.S. AE 1989
Vice President, Business Development
Lockheed Martin
Marietta, Georgia
Maxine Y. Graham, EE 1991
Chief IP Counsel
American Express Company
New York, New York
Lakecia N. Gunter, M.S. EE 1996
Chief Technology Officer, Global Partner Solutions
Microsoft
Hillsboro, Oregon
Richard "Scott" Herren, IE 1984 (Chair)
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Charles L. Isbell, Jr., ICS 1990
Provost
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Manuel F. Jimenez, ICS 1981
President
La Nacion, S.A.
San Jose, Costa Rica
Jack G. Jones, Jr., IM 1967
Counsel
Mineola Farm II, LLC
Lexington, Kentucky
Alan Kirshenbaum
Chief Financial Officer
Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Short Hills, New Jersey
John E. Laughter, AE 1993
Executive Vice President & Chief of Operations
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, Georgia
Mojgan M. Lefebvre, ICS 1990
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology & Operations Officer
The Travelers Insurance Group Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
Sandra "Sandy" H. Magnus, Ph.D. CERE 1996
Principal
AstroPlanetview, LLC
Reston, Virginia
Michelle D. Mason, CHE 1985
Senior Marketing Manager
ExxonMobil Corporation
Spring, Texas
Gary S. May, EE 1985
Chancellor
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Roberto Mercade, IE 1990
President, The McDonald's Division
Coca-Cola
Atlanta, Georgia
Valerie C. Montgomery Rice, M.D., CHEM 1983
President & Dean
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Mark D. Morelli, ME 1987
President & Chief Executive Officer
Vontier
Raleigh, North Carolina
Angela G. Nelms, BMED 2007
Chief Operations Officer
Aetos Imaging
Atlanta, Georgia
Darlene J. Nicosia, M.S. MGT 1994
Chief Executive Officer
Hearthside Food Solutions
Atlanta, Georgia
Diana C. Orrego-Moore, M.S. IE 2001 & MBA 2009
Vice President, Supply Chain Optimization & Emerging Technology
Cencora
Goshen, Connecticut
Stephen V. Pair, CS 1994
Chief Executive Officer
BitPay, Inc.
Alpharetta, Georgia
Sue E. Payne, PHYS 1975
Retired
ExxonMobil
Houston, Texas
Blake V. Peck, M.S. CE 1978
Founder
McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.
Greensboro, Georgia
José Domingo Perez, CE 1971
President
Caribe Tecno, Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Matthew R. Price, IMGT 1978
President
PeopleFirst Staffing
Sarasota, Florida
Luis F. Restrepo, IMGT 1979
President
Crystal SAS
Medellín, Colombia
Alejandro Reynal, ME 1994 & M.S. ME 1996
President & Chief Executive Officer
Four Seasons
Miami, Florida
Vicente Reynal, ME 1995
Chairman, President, & Chief Executive Officer
Ingersoll Rand
Davidson, North Carolina
Jean Marie M. Richardson, MGT 2002
President & Chief Executive Officer
iFOLIO
Atlanta, Georgia
Norberto Sanchez
Chief Executive Officer
Norsan Group
Duluth, Georgia
Rajiv "Raj" Sardana, ME 1982
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Innova Solutions
Atlanta, Georgia
James "Jim" H. Scholefield, MGT 1988
Chief Information & Digital Officer
Merck & Company, Inc.
Kenilworth, New York
Nashlie H. Sephus, M.S. ECE 2010, Ph.D. ECE 2014
Tech Evangelist
Amazon Web Services
Atlanta, Georgia
Teresa H. Shea, EE 1981
President
Oplnet LLC
Arlington, Virginia
Kamau “Kofi” K. Smith, IE 1999 & MBA 2009
Chief Executive Officer
Keystone Management, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Timothy "Tim" D. Vanderham
Independent Consultant
Vanderham Consulting LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Sophia M. Velastegui, ME 1998
Former General Manager of AI Products & Chief AI Technology Officer
Microsoft
Boston, Massachusetts
Anne M. Walker, IE 2002
Vice President of Merchandise Operations
Walmart Stores Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas
James "Ben" B. Wauford
Retired Principal
Cooper Carry, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Roxanne D. Westendorf
Board of Directors
Brewers Association
Cincinnati, Ohio
Kevin M. Widmaier
Partner, Head of Portfolio Management, Portfolio & Wealth Advisory
BBR Partners
New York, New York