ISyE's Advisory Board is comprised of distinguished professional and community leaders who give support, advice, and guidance on strategic initiatives to the School Chair as well as assist with the School's development goals. Each member brings extensive industry knowledge and unique expertise to this role and will serve a four-year term.
Executive Committee
Advisory Board Chair
Kenneth Klaer
Executive Vice President, President
Comcast Cable, Comcast Technology Solutions
IE 1981
Advisory Board Vice Chair
Evren Ozkaya
Founder and CEO
Supply Chain Wizard, LLC.
Ph.D. IE 2008
Immediate Past Advisory Board Chair
Catherine Cooper
President
World Connections
IE 1990
Advisory Board Members
Jeff Anderson
Chief Growth Officer
Kaizen Analytics
IE 1991
Omar Balkissoon
Founder and CEO
Geospark Analytics
IE 2000
Ron Beerman
President
Profitmaster Displays, Inc.
IE 1973
Susan Bonds
CEO
Animal Repair Shop
IE 1984
Alexia Borden
Senior Vice President of Customer and Community Engagement
Alabama Power Company
IE 2001
Rita Breen
Charitable Giving Executive Director
Georgia Power
MSIE 1992
Roberto Castro
Senior Business Advisor
CapTech
IE 2007
Ciera Gillis
Global Account Executive
Google, LLC
IE 2013
Peyton Johnston
Chief of Staff to the EVP
The Home Depot
IE 2006
Kniffen Kelly
Sr. Director, Business Intelligence Center of Excellence
Good360
IE 1995, MSIE 1999
Laticia T. Smith, CQA, CQE
Director of Quality, Medical Device
Aptar CSP Technologies
IE 1988, MSIE 1991
Scott D. King
Director, Worldwide Design and Engineering
Amazon
IE 2004, PMASE 2011
Megan Langley
Partner
ASH Atlanta Investment Partners
IE 2009
Jennifer McKeehan
Senior Vice President, Transportation and Delivery
Walmart
IE 2005
Sam Millson
Founder
The Millson Group, LLC
IE 2018
Eleana Padilla Acosta
Project Manager
Oracle
IE 2019, MS SCE 2020
Arjun Patra
Associate, Chase Strategy
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
IE 2019
Esha Patra
Student
ISyE
IE 2024
Bob Robertson
Senior Manager
Veridian
IE 1998
Evan Toporek
Partner
Heritage Growth Partners
IE 1993
Amy Wheelus
Chief Technology and Information Officer
Gigapower
IE 1990