Emerging Leaders Program Cohort Selected for 2025-26

The 10th cohort of Georgia Tech’s Emerging Leaders Program has been selected for the 2025-26 academic year. Running from Fall 2025 through Spring 2026, the program offers leadership development opportunities through a kickoff retreat, regular workshops, small-group activities, and individualized coaching. 

The Emerging Leaders Program has cultivated leadership potential at Georgia Tech since 2016 and is open to senior and principal academic and research faculty from all academic units. 

“Helping our colleagues grow their leadership skills is critically important for Georgia Tech’s present and future,” said Karie Davis-Nozemack, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “The Emerging Leaders Program is a key investment in our people and accelerates them toward their professional goals. I am grateful for the program, its leaders, and our participating colleagues.” 

The 2025-26 cohort includes the following members:  

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 Institute  

• Christine Conwell, Interim Executive Director, Strategic Energy 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 

The Emerging Leaders Program is a collaborative initiative of 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.