Georgia Research Alliance CEO Mike Cassidy to retire

Posted May 30, 2018

External Article: Saporta Report

 Michael Cassidy, alumnus of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology, was featured in Saporta Report, May 23, article “Georgia Research Alliance CEO Mike Cassidy to retire.” The School of Public Policy is part of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. 

Excerpt:

Mike Cassidy, president and CEO of the Georgia Research Alliancesince 2000, will be stepping down by the end of the year.

The Georgia Research Alliance with its high-powered public-private board has led the state’s technology and innovation efforts since its founding in 1990. Cassidy joined the organization in 1993 as its fourth staff member.

“I will have been there 25 years this May. I will be 65 in November. And we will have a new governor next January,” Cassidy said in an interview. “All those forces converged, and I thought it would be a good time for a change in leadership.”

For the full article, visit the Saporta Report website.