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External Advisory Council
The Georgia Tech Research Institute External Advisory Council advises the organization on strategies and programs which will help GTRI meet challenges and attain goals. The Council is composed of proven national and local leaders in industry, research and academia.
External Advisory Council
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Shan Cooper
Chair of the GTRI External Advisory Council; Chief Executive Officer, Journey Forward Strategies, LLC
Shan Cooper is the CEO at Journey Forward Strategies, LLC. Journey Forward Strategies is a solutions-focused consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and organization effectivenes...
Raheem Beyah
Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research, Georgia Tech
Raheem Beyah, a native of Atlanta, GA, serves as Georgia Tech's Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research, Executive Director of the Online Masters of Cybersecurity program (OMS Cybersecurity),...
Rafael Bras
Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
A native of Puerto Rico, Rafael L. Bras is a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He h...
Gen. (RET) Phil Breedlove
Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs; Former Commander, U.S. European Command; Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Philip Breedlove is a retired Four Star US Air Force General who completed a 39 year military career. He held eight major commands across four continents during both peace and conflict and culminat...
Scott Fouse
Former Vice President, Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin
Mr. Fouse recently retired from Lockheed Martin Space Systems and has now formed a new entity, Fouse Consulting Services, which is focused on helping companies identify technology enabled futures. ...
Deborah Frincke
Associate Laboratories Director for National Security Programs, United States Government’s Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories
As the Associate Laboratories Director of National Security Programs, Deborah Frincke manages Strategic Partnership projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal departments and age...
Deborah Gracio
Associate Laboratory Director of the National Security Directorate (NSD) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
As Associate Laboratory Director of the National Security Directorate (NSD) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Deborah (Deb) Gracio oversees the portfolio of national security pr...
Will Roper
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Istari Digital
The Honorable Dr. Will Roper is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of technology startup Istari Digital. Backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Istari is building the world’s first en...
Honorable Paul Schneider
Former Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
Paul Schneider is a defense and aerospace consultant. He was a Principal in The Chertoff Group, an organization that provides security, risk management and merger/acquisition advisory services for ...
Honorable John Young
Former Undersecretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics; Director, Defense Research and Engineering; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
John Young has almost 20 years of senior level legislative and executive branch experience working defense research, technology development, and procurement programs. John’s education and experienc...