Ingrid Fulmer, assistant professor of organizational behavior; PhD, Vanderbilt University. Previously employed by the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, she specializes in human resource management and organizational behavior. Her research examines the drivers and organizational consequences of HR systems, especially compensation systems (including executive pay). At the individual level, she also studies the effects of employee personality and emotions on workplace behaviors. Her work has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Personnel Psychology, International Journal of Conflict Management, and International Negotiation.

Kathleen Kurre, visiting scholar. Affiliated with Georgia Tech's new Interdisciplinary Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, she will coordinate the annual Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition and teach venture-creation classes. A graduate of Purdue University, Kurre has extensive experience building venture capital-sponsored companies as well as directing sales and technology efforts for large corporations. Kurre founded Fusion Advisors and held senior executive positions at Intellego and Healthcare Recoveries, both started with venture capital. She is a former executive-in-residence at the University of Louisville's business school.

Linda Oldham, associate director of development, who focuses on corporate and foundation development. Oldham holds a PhD in continuing education and human resource development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she previously worked as associate director for corporate and foundation relations in the school's College of Engineering.

Robert Thomas, senior academic professional; PhD, University of Georgia. Affiliated with Georgia Tech's new Interdisciplinary Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Thomas is teaching classes on leadership and helping develop related programs. In addition to extensive experience as an investment-banking executive, he has worked with the EastWest Institute and served in various leadership capacities in higher education, including director of the Leadership Initiative at North Georgia College & State University and executive director of the Georgia Servant Leadership Alliance.