Advisory Board

The Ivan Allen College Advisory Board provides advice to the dean regarding priorities and directions for liberal arts and social science 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.

Board Members

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Amy Phuong (Chair)

INTA 2005, MBA 2014 
Vice President, Government Relations
Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena

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Eugene “Gene” Kansas (Vice Chair)

M.S. DM 2016
Founder and President
Gene Kansas | Commercial Real Estate

Kobi Abayomi

Kobi Abayomi

PUBP, IE 2000
Head of Science
Gumbel Demand Acceleration

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H. Inman Allen

Emeritus Member
Retired Chairman & CEO
Ivan Allen Company

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Ivan Allen IV

Senior Account Executive, Growth & Acquisition
Amazon Business

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Goldie K. Gabriel

IE 2001
CEO
Golden Path

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Col. Stephen C. Hall

Emeritus Member
IM 1967
United States Air Force (Retired)
 

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Hubert L. “Herky” Harris, Jr.

IM 1965
Owner
Harris Plantation

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Douglas R. Hooker

ME 1978, M.S. TSP 1985
Board Chair
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Shannon Kehoe

Shannon Kehoe

IAML 2015, M.S. Analytics 2020
Head of Innovation
QuantPi

Eda Kosma

Eda Kosma

IAML 2015
International Climate Researcher
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

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James B. Langford

Chairman and Founder
Georgia Prevention Project

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H. Bruce McEver

IE 1966
Chairman Emeritus
Berkshire Global Advisors

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W. Allen Morris

MGT 1975
Chairman and CEO
Allen Morris Company
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Joseph B. Owens, Jr

ECON 1977
Chief Financial Officer
Indego Africa

Beverly Seay

Beverly Seay

Senior Strategic Advisor
Defense Innovation Unit

Amanda Shailendra

Amanda Shailendra

M.S. INTA 2005
Managing Partner
The Pendleton Group

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Jason Shaw

MGT 1996
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

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R. Hoke Smart

HTS 2000
Chief Financial Officer
Windsor Built Homes

Haywood Solomon

Haywood Solomon

IM 1970
Principal
HFS Management Consultants

Operating Partner
Promise Holdings Investment Group

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John M. Stern

Owner
Methods Workshop, LLC

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Kevin Widmaier

PUBP 2008
Managing Director and Head of North America Taxable Investments
Partners Capital

Ex-officio Student Members

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Anna Abernathy

Anna Abernathy

Undergraduate Student Advisory Board Representative
Undergraduate Student
Degree: B.S. in Literature, Media, and Communication

Rachel Donley

Rachel Donley

Graduate Student Advisory Board Representative
Graduate Student
Degree: Ph.D. in Digital Media

 

Clair Hur

Clair Hur

Graduate Student Advisory Board Representative
Graduate Student
Degree: M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy

Kaeli Lawrence

Kaeli Lawrence

IAC Ambassador Representative 
Undergraduate Student
Degree: B.S. in Public Policy