Our Trustees

Lizanne Thomas

Partner (retired)

Jones Day

Deborah Backus, PT, Ph.D., FACRM

VP of Research and Innovation

Shepherd Center

Dr. Brian Blake

President

Georgia State University

Bird Blitch

Co-founder and Partner, Ogeechee Ventures

Janine Brown

Partner-in-Charge

Alston & Bird, Atlanta Office

Dr. Ángel Cabrera

President

Georgia Tech

Elizabeth (Beth) Chandler

Chief Legal Officer

Rollins, Inc.

Chris Clark

President and CEO

Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Dallas S. Clement

President and CFO

Cox Enterprises

Tim Denning, Ph.D.

President and CEO

Georgia Research Alliance

Jack Draughon

Founder/Owner

Family Hospice

Dr. Penny Elkins

President

Delvecchio S. Finley, FACHE

Georgia Market President

Atrium Health

Dr. George French

President

Clark Atlanta University

Larry Gellerstedt III

Partner

Sweetwater Holdings

Lawrence Gellerstedt IV

Partner / Atlanta Market Leader

Foundry Commercial

Kimberly (Kim) Greene

Chairman, President and CEO

Georgia Power Company

Tom Hackett

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Truist Securities

Robert Hatcher

Chairman

H2 Capital

Catherine Hedrick

GRA Eminent Scholar

Augusta University

Douglas Hertz

Chairman and CEO

United Distributors, Inc.

James G. Hillenbrand

Retired President and CEO

W. C. Bradley Co.

Tommy Holder

Former Chairman, Holder Construction Company

Former Chairman, Holder Construction Company

Samuel Holmes

Vice Chairman

CBRE, Inc.

Donna Hyland

Former President and CEO

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Cade Joiner

Founder and Chairman

Shred-X Corporation

Dr. Russell Keen

President

Augusta University

William Linginfelter

Former District Director GA/Carolinas: Market Executive (Retired)

Regions Bank

Beth Lowry

President & CEO

Holder Construction

Kyle Marrero

President

Georgia Southern University

A. Ryals McMullian, Jr.

Chairman and CEO

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Charles McTier

Retired Trustee and Past President

Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice

President and CEO

Morehouse School of Medicine

Jere Morehead

President

The University of Georgia

Dr. Sonny Perdue

Chancellor

University System of Georgia

Neil Pruitt, Jr.

Chairman and CEO

PruittHealth, Inc.

David Ratcliffe

GRA Chair Emeritus and Retired Chairman and CEO

Southern Company

Michael Russell

Chief Executive Officer

H. J. Russell & Co.

Kathy Schwaig

President

Kennesaw State University

Justice Leah Sears

Interim President

Emory University

Sachin Shailendra

President

SG Contracting

Trip Smisson, M.D.

Neurosurgeon and Partner

The Georgia Neurosurgical Institute

T. Dallas Smith

Chief Executive Officer

T. Dallas Smith & Company

John Stephenson Jr.

Family Enterprise Advisory

Nikki Stephenson

EVP and Head of Commercial Banking

Regions Bank

Barry Storey

Principal

BLS Holdings Group

Pat Wilson

Commissioner

Georgia Department of Economic Development