Georgia Institute of Technology Office of the Provost | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA

2019-2020 Emerging Leaders Program Participants Selected

The fourth cohort of Georgia Tech’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) has been selected. Starting in fall 2019 and continuing through spring 2020, the 16 participants will take part in leadership development workshops, a fall weekend activity, small-group work, self-assessments, and 360-degree assessments.

“We are proud of the interest the program has generated among our faculty and are thankful for the support of the Colleges. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the next cohort of Emerging Leaders at Georgia Tech,” said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs and K. Harrison Brown Family Chair. “The program continues to identify talented individuals who are passionate about their leadership journey and in promoting a culture of leadership at Georgia Tech.”

The fourth cohort represents all six colleges.

College of Computing

• Milos Prvulovic, Professor, School of Computer Science

College of Design

• Javier Irizarry, Associate Professor, School of Building Construction
• Julie Kim, Associate Professor, School of Architecture

College of Engineering

• Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Victor Breedveld, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Jaydev Desai, Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Brandon Dixon, Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
• Arijit Raychowdhury, Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Marilyn Smith, Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

• Karen Head, Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media & Communication
• Olga Shemyakina, Associate Professor, School of Economics
• Jennifer Singh, Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology

Scheller College of Business

• Manpreet Hora, Associate Professor, Scheller College of Business

College of Sciences

• Laura Cadonati, Professor, School of Physics
• Stefan France, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

About the Program:

The ELP was started in 2016 and is designed for associate and full professors who have attained tenure. The program is a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and the Office of Graduate Education and Faculty Development.