Board of Advisors
board chair
Mr. Mark C. Adams
managing director and market executive
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
MBA ’97
Mr. Rocky Atkins
Commissioner, department of customer service
City of Atlanta
BBA ‘86
Dr. Neda Barqawi
Founder & CEO
Khovalytics
EMBA ’10, EDB ’14
Mr. W. Frank Blount
chairman & CEO
JI Ventures
MBA ‘69
Mr. David L. Boehmig
president and co-founder
Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty
B.B.A. ’87
Mr. Richard E. Bowers
president
Richard Bowers and Company Commercial Real Estate
MBA ‘74
Mr. Frank H. Boykin
chief financial officer
Mohawk Industries Inc.
B.B.A. ‘78
Mr. Ahmet Bozer
retired president, Coca-Cola International
The Coca-Cola Company
M.S. ‘83
Mr. Rahim Charania
chief executive officer
American Fueling Systems
B.B.A. ‘96, EMBA ‘08
Mr. René M. Diaz
president and CEO
Diaz Foods
B.B.A. ‘87
Ms. Jennifer Grant Warner
President and CEO
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
MBA ‘07
Mr. Bradford W. Ferrer
CFO
Warner Media News and Sports
B.B.A. ‘81
Mr. Jefferson L. Harralson, CFA
CFO and executive vice president
United Community Banks
MBA ‘91
Mr. Aziz Hashim
president and CEO
NRD Holdings LLC
Ms. Laura R. Howell
eastern distribution development manager
Herman Miller
EMBA ’09
Mr. Gerald W. Hudgins
president
Hudgins Construction Company
B.B.A. ‘68
Ms. Elizabeth H. Johnston
retired airline executive
MBA ‘85
Mr. Eric J. Joiner
vice chairman
AJC International Inc.
B.B.A. ‘66, MBA ‘69
Ms. Meredith Leapley
president
Leapley Construction Group
Mr. Thomas S. Matthesen
president
Thrive Farmers Coffee
MBA ‘90
Ms. Connie D. McDaniel
retired VP – chief of internal audit
The Coca-Cola Company
B.B.A. ‘80
Mr. J. Stephen Tanner
president and CEO
Arylessence
B.B.A. ‘66
Ms. Geri P. Thomas
retired, Georgia president and chief diversity officer
Bank of America
B.S. ‘85
Mr. Michael T. Toran
chief information officer
Starr Companies
MBA ‘01
Mr. Richard A. Vines
general partner
Geocapital Partners LLC
MBA ’74
Ms. Sophia Weatherby Williams
vice president and general manager
telecom & technology
NCR
B.A. ’78
Mr. Brent Wouters
president
Stonekor
MBA ‘97