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

Kobi Abayomi

Kobi Abayomi

PUBP, IE 2000
Senior Vice President
Warner Music Group

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H. Inman Allen

(Emeritus Member)

Retired Chairman & CEO
Ivan Allen Company

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Ivan Allen IV

Director of Enterprise Business Development
Staples Contract and Commercial

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Stephen C. Hall

IM 1967
Colonel
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
Retired

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Eugene “Gene” Kansas

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

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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

Southeast Regional Director
National Security Innovation Network

Amanda Shailendra

Amanda Shailendra

M.S. INTA 2005
Managing Partner
The Pendleton Group

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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
Partner and Head of Portfolio Management
BBR Partners

Ex-officio Student Members

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Jordan Artis

Jordan Artis

IAC Ambassador Representative 
Undergraduate Student
Degree: B.S. in International Affairs and Modern Languages-Spanish

Zhuoqi Helen Dong

Zhuoqi Helen Dong

President, Graduate Student Advisory Board
Graduate Student
Degree: Ph.D. in International Affairs, Science, and Technology

 

Kaylin Nolan

Kaylin Nolan

President, Undergraduate Student Advisory Board
Undergraduate Student
Degree: B.S. in International Affairs and Modern Languages-Chinese