Most Influencial Georgians: Notables
Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams, Senior Pastor,
Morningside Presbyterian Church
Brian Anderson, President,
Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce
Amos Amerson, State Representative
Scott Angle, Dean, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia
Joel Babbit, CEO, Mother Nature Network
Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Musician/Actor
Brig. Gen. Maria Britt, Commanding General, Georgia Army National Guard
Alton Brown, TV Personality, Author
Robert Brown, President/CEO,
RL Brown & Associates, Inc.
Otis Brumby, Publisher,
Marietta Daily Journal/Neighbor Newspapers
Chip Cherry, President, Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and Macon Economic Development Commission
Kathy Cox, State School Superintendent
Dennis Creech, Executive Director, Southface Energy Institute
Stephen Dalton, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Georgia
Jermaine Dupri, CEO, So-So Def Records
Earl Ehrhart, State Representative
Alan Essig, Executive Director,
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Damon Evans, Athletics Director,
University of Georgia
Hans Gant, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Sharon Gay, Attorney/Partner,
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Michael Gaymon, President/CEO,
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Rob Gibson, Executive and Artistic Director, Savannah Music Festival
Phil Gingrey, U.S. Congressman
Renee Glover, President/CEO,
Atlanta Housing Authority
Ross Harding, Vice President of Business Development, Herty Advanced Materials Development Center
Bob Hatcher, Board of Regents,
President/CEO of Midcountry Financial
Neil Herring, Lobbyist, Sierra Club
Al Hodge, President/CEO, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce
Carol Hunstein, Chief Justice,
Georgia Supreme Court
Eric Jacobson, Executive Director, Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Jimmy Jeter, President/CEO, Standard Discount
Hank Johnson, U.S. Congressman
Paul Johnson, Head Football Coach,
Georgia Tech
Phil Kent, Chairman/CEO, Turner Broadcasting
Steve Labovitz, Attorney/Partner,
McKenna Long & Aldridge
John Linder, U.S. Congressman
Tad Leithead, Atlanta Regional Commission Chair
Mike Luckovich, Editorial Cartoonist,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Todd McDevitt, Stem Cell Scientist,
Georgia Tech
Lauren McDonald, Public Service Commission
Rhonda Medows, Commissioner,
Georgia Department of Community Health
Dr. Douglas Miller, Dean of School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
Bob Nerem, Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech-Emory Collaboration for Regenerative Medicine (GTEC).
Dink NeSmith, Newspaper Publisher,
Board of Regents
Jennifer Nettles, Grammy Winning Musician
Jim Pannell, Attorney, Oliver Maner & Gray LLP
Alicia Philipp, President,
Community Foundation of Atlanta
David Ralston, Speaker-designate,
Georgia House of Representatives
Larry Rivers, President, Fort Valley State University
Joe Rogers, Chairman/CEO, Waffle House
Michael Russell, CEO, H.J. Russell & Company
Maria Saporta, Journalist, Saporta Report/Atlanta Business Chronicle
Beverly Scott, General Manager, MARTA
Michael Shapiro, Director, High Museum of Art
Steve Stice, Scientist, University of Georgia
Eric Tannenblatt, Senior Managing Director, McKenna Long & Aldridge
Beverly Daniel Tatum, President,
Spelman College
B.J. Walker, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources
Paula Wallace, President, Savannah College of Art & Design
Betty Willis, Senior VP for Governmental and Community Affairs, Emory University
Woody Woodside, President, Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce
Michael Young, President/CEO,
Grady Health System
