Georgia Tech College of Management recently recruited numerous chief information officers at leading companies to serve on the business school's new Information Technology Management Advisory Board.

This Advisory Board, the first dedicated to a specific academic area within the College, is designed to expand corporate involvement in the school's IT Management programs for undergraduate, graduate, and executive students, as well as increase research collaborations with faculty.

"Curriculum input from the Advisory Board will help us ensure that our school continues to meet the needs of companies," says Saby Mitra, associate professor and area coordinator of IT Management at the College. "Board members will participate in practicum classes that give our students opportunities to find management solutions to real-world IT projects. Board connections can also help our students find great jobs and internships and will help our faculty do valuable and relevant research."

The IT Management Advisory Board, which first met July 10, will convene twice a year. Its 20 members include:

Jean-Michel Arès
• Senior Vice President and CIO - The Coca-Cola Company

Jon Bridges
• CIO - Chick-fil-A

Larry Clark
• Managing Director and CIO - Randstad

Phil Davis
• CIO - Porsche Cars North America

Anne DeBeer
• Senior Vice President and CTO - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Israel del Rio
• Senior Vice President and CTO - InterContinental Hotels Group

Linwood Hayes
• CIO - Travel, Inc.

Jon Kerner
• Group Vice President of Operations and CIO - EarthLink

Kristin Kirkconnell
• Senior Vice President and CIO - AGL Resources

Greg Morrison
• Vice President and CIO - Cox Enterprises

John Mullin
• Associate Vice Provost and CIO - Georgia Institute of Technology

Eric Norden
• BIS Vice President, Global Support - Coca-Cola Enterprises

Steve Olsen
• Executive Vice President, COO and CIO - CheckFree

Sue Powers
• Senior Vice President and CIO - Worldspan

Jim Seligman
• CIO - Centers for Disease Control

Brian Shield
• Executive Vice President and CIO - The Weather Channel

Larry Shutzberg
• Vice President and CIO - Rock-Tenn Company

Scott Teissler
• CTO and CIO - Turner Broadcasting

Cindy Tierney
• Senior Vice President and CIO - Beazer Homes

Steve Winterbottom
• Vice President and CIO - Scientific Atlanta