The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) started in 2016 and is a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty. Over the course of eight months, participants take part in several activities —  workshops, small-group work, and coaching — to contribute to leadership development.

The tenth cohort of Georgia Tech’s Emerging Leaders Program is currently open for applications. Starting in August 2025 and continuing through Spring 2026, participants will take part in several leadership development activities, including a kick-off retreat at the Carter Center, regular workshops, small group work, and leadership coaching. 

Eligibility for the program consists of faculty with the following ranks:

• associate or full professor
• senior or principal research engineer, scientist, associate, technologist, or extension professional
• senior or principal lecturer
• senior or principal academic professional or
• librarian or archivist III or IV 

College of Business  

• Robert Myers, Faculty Director, EMBA Program and Lean Six Sigma Programs 

College of Computing  

• Rosa Arriaga, Associate Professor, School of Interactive Computing 

College of Design  

• Eunhwa Yang, Associate Professor, School of Building Construction 

College of Engineering  

• Fani Boukouvala, Associate Professor and Glenn T. Wright Faculty Fellow, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Satish Kumar, Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Professor and ASME Fellow, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
• Jing Li, Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Chair and Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Ameet Pinto, Carlton S. Wilder Early Career Professorship in Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Ankur Singh, Carl Ring Family Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
• Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Power Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corey Wilson, Love Family Professor and Associate Chair for Faculty Development, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 

College of Sciences  

• Aditi Das, Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Matthew Torres, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences 

Georgia Tech Library 

• Elizabeth Holdsworth, Head of Academic Engagement 

Georgia Tech Research Enterprise

•   Christine Conwell, Interim Executive Director, Strategic Energy Institute 

Georgia Tech Research Institute  

• Paula Gómez, Senior Research Engineer, RISC and CIPHER Lab 

Office of Undergraduate Education  

• Chad F. Slieper, Faculty Director, Leaders in Progress and Service Quality Enhancement Plan