Chair Search for Georgia Tech School of Public Policy

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts convened a search committee charged to engage with applicants and recommend qualified finalists for the next Chair of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech. The Chair position is expected to begin no later than July 1, 2027. School Chair terms are a five-year administrative appointment, subject to reappointment upon a comprehensive evaluation and mutual agreement, and report to the Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

Job Profile

The advisory search committee has developed a job profile comprised of the job description, an overview of the School of Public Policy, and the leadership and administrative management responsibilities for the School Chair position.

Position Description Coming Soon.

Search Timeline

  • August 2026: Announce search committee; Conduct virtual search committee kickoff meetings 
  • September 2026: Publish job advertisement
  • September-November 2026: Ongoing recruitment activities 
  • November 15, 2026: Deadline to submit application materials for optimal consideration; however, applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled
  • November-December 2026: Conduct virtual semi-finalist interviews with search committee
  • January-February 2027: Host on-campus finalist interviews with school, college, and institute community
  • March 2027: Hiring decision and finalist negotiations 
  • No later than July 1, 2027: Anticipated hire date

Search Committee

  • John Lyon, School Chair, Professor, and Charles Smithgall Jr. Institute Chair, School of Modern Languages (search committee chair)
  • Ryan Anthony, Ph.D. Student and President, Public Policy Graduate Student Association 
  • Richard Barke, Associate Professor, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Jasmine Brown, Academic Program Manager, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Mya Collins, Undergraduate Student and Undergraduate Student Government Association Representative
  • Sara Decker, PUBP 2004, M.S. PUBP 2005, Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs and Advisory Board Chair, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Ann Dunkin, IE 1986, M.S. IE 1988, Professor of the Practice, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Michelle Graff, Assistant Professor, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Laura Gregory, Associate Director of Development, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Robert Knotts, Executive Director of Federal Relations, Institute Relations
  • Salimah LaForce, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Advanced Communications Policy
  • Dan Matisoff, Professor and Director of the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Andy McNeil, PUBP 2001, Academic Professional and Director of the Law, Science, and Technology Program, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
  • Sofia Nase, Master’s Student
  • Valerie Thomas, Professor and Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Brandi Foley-Rodgers (Director of Human Resources, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts) and Fariah Majmundar (Interim Director of Faculty Administration, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts) will serve as administrative coordinators and ex-officio HR partners.

For more information about the School of Public Policy, please visit the School of Public Policy.

For more information about the search process, please email sppchairsearch@gatech.edu.

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