2020 Notable Georgians
Russell Allen
President & CEO
Georgia Research Alliance
Atlanta
Brandon Beach
Executive Director
North Fulton Community Improvement District
R-District 21
State Senate
Alpharetta
John Berry
CEO
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
Atlanta
Matt Bronfman
Principal & CEO
Jamestown
Atlanta
John Hope Bryant
Founder, Chair & CEO
Operation HOPE
Atlanta
Ángel Cabrera
President
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Doug Collins
R-District 9
U.S. House of Representatives
Gainesville
Don Cooper
Artist
Atlanta
Stephen D. Dolinger
President
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Atlanta
Jerry Donovan
President & CEO
Georgia Transmission Corp.
Tucker
Jim Durrett
Executive Director
Buckhead Community Improvement District
Atlanta
Jeffrey A. Eischeid
Managing Partner
Bennett Thrasher
Atlanta
Allyson Eman
Executive Director
Venture Atlanta
Atlanta
Kelly Girtz
Mayor
Athens-Clarke County
Athens
Shannon Goodman
Executive Director
Lifecycle Building Center of Greater Atlanta
Atlanta
Jeff Graham
Executive Director
Georgia Equality
Atlanta
Kevin Green
President & CEO
Midtown Alliance
Atlanta
W. Todd Groce
President & CEO
Georgia Historical Society
Savannah
Ann M. Hanlon
Executive Director
Perimeter Community Improvement Districts
Dunwoody
P. Russell Hardin
President
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Atlanta
Ralph & Jamie Hickox
Owners
Jesup Drive-In Theater, Historic Strand Theater
Jesup
Clyde Higgs
President & CEO
Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
Atlanta
Bárbara Rivera Holmes
President & CEO
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
Albany
William W. Hubbard
President & CEO
Savannah Area Chamber
Savannah
Jen Jordan
D-District 6
State Senate
Atlanta
Steve Justice
Executive Director
Georgia Centers of Innovation
Atlanta
Jamie Keating
Chef & Owner
EPIC Restaurant
Columbus
Kelly Loeffler
U.S. Senator
Atlanta
Mark McDonald
President & CEO
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
Atlanta
Gerald McDowell
Executive Director
Aerotropolis Atlanta Community Improvement Districts
Atlanta
Kim Menefee
Executive Director
Cumberland Community Improvement District
Atlanta
William Pate
President & CEO
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Atlanta
Karen Paty
Executive Director
Georgia Council for the Arts
Decatur
Andrea Pinabell
President
Southface
Atlanta
Robb Pitts
Chair
Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Atlanta
Tracy Rathbone Styf
Executive Director
Town Center Community Improvement District
Kennesaw
Valerie Montgomery Rice
President & Dean
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta
A.J. Robinson
President
Central Atlanta Progress
& Atlanta Downtown Improvement District
Atlanta
Teya Ryan
CEO & President
GPB Media
Atlanta
Jill Savitt
President & CEO
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Atlanta
Andrea Schruijer
Executive Director
Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority
Valdosta
Nathaniel Smith
Founder & Chief Equity Officer
Partnership for Southern Equity
Atlanta
Jeffrey C. Sprecher
Founder, Chair & CEO
Intercontinental Exchange
Atlanta
Michael “Sully” Sullivan
President & CEO
American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia
Snellville
Scott Taylor
President & CEO
Carter Developments
Atlanta
Hugh Thompson
President
Pierce Lumber Co.
Blackshear
Pamela S. Whitten
President
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw
Yvonne Williams
President & CEO
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce
Macon
Douglas L. Williams
President & CEO
Atlantic Capital Bank
Atlanta
Mike Worley
President & CEO
Georgia Wildlife Federation
Covington
Cal Wray
President
Augusta Economic Development Authority
Augusta
