Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as , a top-ranked public institution and one of the leading research universities in the United States, seeks an accomplished and innovative leader to serve as its inaugural Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability (VP for IS). The Vice President will lead the Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability (OIS), a newly-established unit, and will exercise leadership in the evolution and improvement of Georgia Tech’s physical presence with responsibility for the physical and energy sustainability plans for the campus as well as the infrastructure including design, planning, and operations.

The purpose of OIS is to help Georgia Tech become a world leader and innovator in utilizing sustainable practices to develop healthy, safe learning/working spaces of the future and to plan, design, construct, and operate the infrastructure and facilities that comprise the physical campus. The inaugural role of the Vice President presents an opportunity to bridge the academic and research functions with facilities and safety to augment and leverage campus sustainability for the campus and resiliency. It is launched at an exciting time, as Georgia Tech just completed a comprehensive strategic planning process under new leadership. Founded in 1885, Georgia Tech is one of the leading research universities in the country. Currently ranked 4th among Most Innovative Schools and 8th among Top Public Schools by US News and World Report, the Institute provides a technologically focused education to nearly 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students in fields ranging from engineering, computing and sciences, to business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech is also one of the nation’s largest industrial and engineering research agencies. The Institute’s beautiful 400-acre, tree-lined campus is located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance (A & F), the VP for IS collaborates with the institution’s academic and research leadership to exercise leadership in the management of the campus’s physical environment. The Vice President has responsibility for architecture, design, and construction; space planning, infrastructure, data collection and optimization of operations; the operation and maintenance of all campus facilities; workplace accident prevention and the creation of a safe working environment; regulatory compliance, environmental health and safety; and environmental sustainability. The Vice President also fulfills a significant role in representing the campus to internal and external constituencies related to issues such as university/community relations, campus outreach, campus capital and deferred maintenance projects; campus sustainability, and legislative and regulatory affairs. Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 2 of 12

The VP for IS will be responsible for developing and managing a department with an annual operating budget of $65 million and approximately 700 employees.

In leading Georgia Tech’s infrastructure and sustainability efforts, the inaugural Vice President of Infrastructure and Sustainability will address a set of key opportunities and challenges. These include exercising leadership and bringing vision, direction, and a strategic view to the Office for Infrastructure and Sustainability; leading campus capital planning and construction efforts and ensuring that facilities operations are both cost-effective and high quality; developing the implementation of the Institute’s sustainability strategy; fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture within OIS; integrating the diverse departments within OIS under one cohesive unit while building the team; and providing effective stewardship of Institute resources.

The successful candidate will have significant leadership and business management experience, excellent written and spoken communication skills, strategic planning knowledge, experience with program administration and budgeting, and the ability to foster key relationships. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is a priority.

Georgia Tech has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this recruitment. All applications, inquiries, and nominations should be directed, in confidence, to the search firm as indicated at the end of this document.

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public established by the state of Georgia in Atlanta in 1885 and committed to developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. --Georgia Tech Mission Statement

Background and Culture

The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is a top-ranked public college and one of the leading research universities in the USA with institutional expenditures of $1.9B annually. Founded on Oct. 13, 1885, the Georgia School of Technology opened its doors in October 1888 to 84 students. The School’s creation signaled the beginning of the transformation of the agrarian South to an industrial economy. During its first 50 years, Tech grew from a narrowly focused trade school to a regionally recognized technological university. In 1948, the School’s name was changed to the Georgia Institute of Technology to reflect a focus on advanced technological and scientific research. Women students were admitted in 1952, and in 1961 Georgia Tech became the first university in the Deep South to desegregate without a court order.

In recent years, Georgia Tech has been a national leader in managing the global transition from an industrial economy to an information economy. Throughout its long history, Georgia Tech has focused its efforts on preparing students to use their innovative skills and strong work ethic to solve real-world problems and improve the lives of people around the globe. From the world- famous “Ramblin’ Wreck” fight song to the innovative student and university culture, the Tech campus is steeped in time-honored traditions that students embrace from generation to generation. Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 3 of 12

Today, Georgia Tech provides a technologically focused education to nearly 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students in fields ranging from engineering, computing, and sciences, to business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech is also one of the nation’s largest industrial and engineering research agencies. Georgia Tech, having its main campus in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, also has campus locations in Metz, France and a new campus in Shenzhen, China.

Academic Excellence

Georgia Tech’s academic excellence is exemplified by its outstanding national and international reputation. Programs in all colleges—Design, Sciences, Business, Liberal Arts, Computing and Engineering—are very highly ranked. The Institute is ranked 4th among Most Innovative Schools and 8th among Top Public Schools according to U.S. World Report’s best Colleges rankings of public universities in the nation. Georgia Tech also ranked #38 out of over 1,500 institutions worldwide in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Georgia Tech ranked #4 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, with all Tech's graduate engineering programs ranking in the top 10. The online master’s in computer science (OMSCS) was the first of its kind academic program that combined the academic quality of Georgia Tech with unique new business models (total degree tuition less than $7,000) allowing a world class education to be more accessible and affordable. Georgia Tech’s academic programs also reach to industry and professionals via Georgia Tech Professional Education. This academic division enrolled more than 42,000 individuals in FY2019, from nearly 2,600 organizations around the world, bringing faculty research and industry needs together in an education setting.

Research

Georgia Tech consistently places among the top U.S. universities in the volume of research conducted, and in 2019, the Institute attracted more than $1 billion to help address critical challenges in computing, engineering, design, the sciences, liberal arts, and business. In 2019, its research expenditures exceeded $978M, with core research areas including Bioengineering and Bioscience, Data Engineering and Science, Electronics and Nanotechnology, Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Trade and Logistics, Materials, National Security, People and Technology, Public Service, Leadership and Policy, Renewable Bioproducts, and Robotics and Systems. Research is conducted for industry and government by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, various academic schools and departments, and more than 100 interdisciplinary research units. Georgia Tech is one of the South’s largest industrial and engineering research agencies and plays a leading role in the Georgia Research Alliance, a centerpiece of the state’s economic development strategy.

Campus & Athletics

Georgia Tech's beautiful 400-acre, tree-lined campus is located in midtown in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. The Institute generates a collegiate atmosphere incorporating sports, campus traditions, more than 500 student organizations, 13 honor societies and more than 50 Greek organizations. Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 4 of 12

Georgia Tech’s NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics program is one of the oldest and most renowned in the country, and Tech students are passionate cheerleaders for their beloved Yellow Jackets, who compete in 17 different sports within the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Georgia Tech is also ranked among the Top 50 Green Colleges by The Princeton Review.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Georgia Tech fosters a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship evidenced by many examples impacting business and society. Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) is the nation’s largest university-based program of business and industry assistance, technology commercialization, and economic development, generating $495 million in startup capital investment, with 15,700 jobs saved or created. The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is recognized by Forbes magazine as one of 12 incubators “changing the world.” Founded in 1980, ATDC is the oldest technology incubator in the U.S. with more than $12 billion in revenue generated by 170 graduates. Locally, the Institute helped Georgia companies secure $592 million in government contracts and create or save an estimated 11,850 jobs. It also served 1,440 Georgia manufacturing companies and helped them increase sales by $219 million, create or save 1,910 jobs, and slash operating costs by $40 million. The Institute also served 505 technology startup companies that generated capital activity (venture capital investment and mergers/acquisitions) of more than $270 million.

Diversity

The Institute is consistently rated among the top universities in the nation for graduation of underrepresented minorities in engineering, physical sciences, and architecture and planning. Georgia Tech graduates more women in engineering disciplines than any school in the United States. With more than 60 chartered student organizations exploring religious, racial, sexual, and ethnic identity (but open to all), Tech students find a way to celebrate, strengthen, and share their part of the robust cultural melting pot that thrives on the campus community. Georgia Tech further demonstrated its commitment to diversity by assisting 96 minority entrepreneurs who received nearly $93 million in new contracts, increased sales, and secured new bonding/financing.

LEADERSHIP

President Dr. Ángel Cabrera

Dr. Ángel Cabrera was appointed as the 12th president of Georgia Tech on June 12, 2019. Dr. Cabrera formerly served as president of George Mason University (GMU), a top-tier research institution and the largest public university in Virginia, since 2012. His efforts at GMU led to improving student outcomes, enhancing research, strengthening community partnerships and doubling philanthropic contributions.

During Cabrera’s tenure, GMU joined the top tier of research universities in the Carnegie Classification, and established the Schar School of Policy & Government, the Institute for Biohealth Innovation, a U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, the Potomac Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 5 of 12

Center of Environmental Studies, the Point of View Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a campus in South Korea. Under Cabrera’s leadership, the university established partnerships to expand online programs and international recruitment, built several new facilities, adopted a new budget system and received a credit rating upgrade. Philanthropic contributions have more than doubled, and a $500 million campaign was successfully completed in December with a total of $690 million.

Cabrera earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in cognitive psychology at Georgia Tech—which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar—and his B.S. and M.S. in computer and electrical engineering at Universidad Politécnica of Madrid, which has awarded him an Honorary Doctorate. Prior to becoming president of GMU, Cabrera led Thunderbird School of Global Management (now part of Arizona State University) and IE Business School in Madrid.

Kelly Fox, Executive Vice President, Administration & Finance

Kelly Fox joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in February 2020 as the Executive Vice President of Administration and Finance. In this role, Fox provides leadership, oversight, and direction for the Division of Administration & Finance (A & F), which includes financial management and reporting; budgeting; human resources; business services; campus sustainability; facilities planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations; campus safety; auxiliary operations; information systems and technology; campus planning; and real estate development. More than 1,750 staff report through the Division. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Fox led the Strategic Resources and Support team at the University of Boulder, guiding the financial management and planning activities of the $1.8 billion university budget. Fox has spent nearly 20 years at the System Office, Colorado School of Mines, and the University of Colorado Boulder.

Fox earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. During her career, Fox has earned great respect for her ability to develop student centered solutions, construct campus spaces for engagement and learning, enhance organizational effectiveness and inclusiveness, and promote institutional integrity. Fox is also a proven steward of fiscal resources, overseeing the construction of nearly $1 billion in new and renovated buildings at the University of Colorado which included new research lab buildings, student welcome center, renovated student learning space, new and renovated residence halls, and an athletic stadium. Fox was awarded the 2019 Excellence in Leadership Award and 2011 Faculty Council Administrator of the Year – both by the University of Colorado System.

Strategic Planning at Georgia Tech: Inclusive Innovation for a Better Future

Under President Ángel Cabrerra’s leadership, the Institute began the first phase of a strategic planning process in October, 2019. A Vision for Georgia Tech: 2020-2030 Inclusive Innovation for a Better Future outlines Georgia Tech’s future as an example of inclusive innovation and a leading technological, research university relentlessly committed to serving the public good. Phase one, visioning and drafting, has transitioned into the goal setting phase, with more than Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 6 of 12

5,700 students, faculty, staff, alumni, campus partners, and community leaders involved. More information about the Institute’s strategic plan can be found here: https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/home

This August, Administration and Finance (A&F) launched its strategic planning process. The division-level strategic plan will clarify A&F's contribution to the Institute goals and describe priorities for the next 5 years. The plan clearly articulates A&F's unique contribution to the new Georgia Tech strategic plan and includes a detailed implementation plan that describes how each unit will contribute. Once complete, the strategic plan for A&F will become an integral part of the budgeting process for the next fiscal year as well as shape the performance goals for A&F employees in the next calendar year.

Sustainability at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech strives to be leaders in sustainability, dedicated to promoting action and awareness of sustainable principles for the welfare of our environment and for the global good. A key belief is that all members of the Georgia Tech community – students, faculty, staff, alumni, neighbors, and visitors – play a vital role in helping with the mission to preserve resources, reduce our environmental impact, and inspire action toward sustainable outcomes. At its core, sustainability is a state of being where the biosphere’s regenerative support systems, individuals, society, and the economy thrive in equilibrium together. Sustainability is a journey, not a destination. Higher education has an important role to support a culture of system transformation that facilitates a positive feedback loop of meaningful and continuous action to amplify impact. Sustainability actions by institutions like Georgia Tech are perfectly positioned to succeed within the mission-based purpose by which institutions of higher learning exist. In the field of sustainability, and especially relevant to Georgia and Atlanta contexts, inclusion and equity are the most challenging, and essential to meet sustainability goals.

The most comprehensive framework to leverage sustainability awareness and action at local through global scales is the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015. The 17 goals address local and global challenges, anchored around five pillars: people, prosperity, planet, peace, and partnership. These 17 individual goals provide roadmaps to transform Georgia Tech from the inside and out, including through organizational innovation and purposeful engagement with global partners and campuses and research centers abroad.

Georgia Tech intends to lead by example in sustainability and to promote action and awareness through education, research, partnerships, and practice. Georgia Tech’s 2020 – 2030 Strategic Plan for Sustainable Practice is a 10-year roadmap to create a sustainable campus. The plan was developed by an interdisciplinary campus cohort facilitated by the Office of Campus Sustainability and nominated by executive leadership. Focal areas include energy and emissions, water, built environment, materials management, and commitment and engagement. For a detailed description of the planning process, see: https://sustain.gatech.edu/strategic-plan-sustainable-practice-0

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design

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Designed to function as a true living, learning laboratory, The Kendeda Building is intended to help educate and transform future generations of thinkers and doers to reimagine how to interact with buildings and surroundings to create a more sustainable built environment. The building’s flexible, open space – inside and outside – enables students and faculty to engage in problem- based learning exercises that will explore and teach the principles of sustainability. The Georgia Institute of Technology received a commitment for $30 million to build the Kendeda Building, which was completed and occupied in early 2020 and is considered to be the most environmentally advanced education and research building to be constructed in the Southeast.

The Kendeda Building features two 64-person classrooms and four class labs (two 24-person and two 16-person) for instruction and hands-on learning, a makerspace for students to build and test the concepts they have designed in the classroom, and an auditorium that seats 176 people. The outdoor learning space consists of a rooftop garden that has a honeybee apiary, pollinator garden, and blueberry orchard. Functionally, the rooftop garden contains rainwater catchments to help manage stormwater runoff, while shade provided by the photovoltaic canopy helps mitigate the urban heat island effect. For a virtual visit and further details about the Kendeda Building, see: https://livingbuilding.gatech.edu/

OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability (OIS) is a newly-established organization under the Administration & Finance division that brings the facilities operations, capital construction and planning and sustainability together under a common reporting structure with a shared vision. The purpose of OIS is to develop the framework and implement processes to help Georgia Tech become a world leader and innovator in utilizing sustainable practices to develop healthy and safe learning/working spaces of the future, and to manage the built environment. In addition, OIS ensures campus infrastructure resiliency through robust environmental health and safety practices.

THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY

As a senior officer for the campus, the Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability reports to the Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and is a member of its leadership team. The VP for IS collaborates with the Institute’s academic and research leadership in exercising leadership in the management of the campus’s physical environment. In this critical role, the VP for IS has responsibility for the physical and public safety of the Georgia Tech campus. This includes oversight of its architecture, design, construction; space planning, infrastructure data collection and optimization of operations; the operation and maintenance of all campus facilities and grounds; and environmental health and safety in creating a safe working environment for campus employees, students and visitors; regulatory compliance and environmental sustainability. The VP for IS will be responsible for the development and oversight of an annual operating budget of $65 million and oversees a department with approximately 700 total employees.

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In this pivital time, the VP for IS will be well-placed to lead with vision, strategy, and technical knowledge in influencing the evolution and improvement of Georgia Tech’s physical presence. This includes responsibility for the physical and public safety of the campus. As the senior official at Georgia Tech, the Vice President fulfills a significant role in representing the campus to internal and external constituencies related to issues such as university/community relations, campus outreach, campus sustainability, and legislative and regulatory affairs. The VP for IS serves as a campus liaison concerning issues of infrastructure and safety to the City of Atlanta, state agencies, the University System of Georgia (USG), and may interact with other government officials and staff. Georgia Tech’s relationships with its surrounding communities are key to the work of keeping the campus safe, and the Vice President plays a vital role in fostering these relationships.

The VP for IS will also collaborate, advise, and interact with numerous key constituents involving sustainability, including executive and senior leadership, business unit and academic department heads, faculty, staff, students, and outside entities. Internally, the VP for IS serves as a key manager, supervising directly supervise managers (at multiple levels) and individual contributors.

KEY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

The VP for IS will be a strategic, visionary professional with exceptional collaborative skills who is dedicated to the learning, teaching and research mission of Georgia Tech. A forward-thinking leader and thoughtful manager, the VP for IS will build on the Institute’s innovative culture and long-standing and rich traditions, while embracing and balancing future change. As Georgia Tech enters an important and exciting period of future planning, the VP for IS will interact progressively with campus stakeholders and community partners in the attainment of goals that are determined in the Institute’s strategic plan and sustainability initiatives. The VP for IS will bring excitement and passion in aligning the vision of the OIS with that of the leadership at Georgia Tech and its strategic planning efforts.

To succeed in this role, this individual will be expected to address the following key opportunities and challenges: Exercise leadership and bring vision, direction, and a strategic view to the Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability

The VP for IS will inspire the OIS team and others to develop and implement innovative campus- wide strategies and initiatives. This individual will create a positive work culture that promotes high-impact teamwork, an inclusive environment, and accountability to inclusive practices throughout the department. As the head of the unit, the Vice President will develop systems for growing and developing managers and individual contributors assigned to the division. The VP for IS will establish effective relationships with both internal and external constituencies to promote the unit’s initiatives. This will require close collaboration with the academic, research, and partnership units across the campus, beyond OIS and the division of Administration and Finance.

This individual will lead through a data-informed approach, and consistently seek data to run operations, and the organization, effectively and efficiently. As part of the Administration & Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 9 of 12

Finance leadership team, the Vice President will employ a “One Georgia Tech” approach to collaborating across OIS and Administration and Finance.

Lead campus capital planning and construction efforts and ensure that facilities operations are cost-effective, high quality and sustainable

Playing the lead role in campus construction, the VP for IS will develop a clear and ambitious framework and methodology for project budgeting and scheduling, including appropriate planning and project-management systems as well as milestone identification and reporting. The VP for IS will also lead, develop and implement the Campus Physical Master Plan, the capital 5-year plans, and annual capital plans which support the strategic vision of the Institute. Regarding sustainability, the inaugural VP for IS will develop strategies and tactics which improve Campus sustainability and progressively manage the use of renewable and non-renewable resources. In an effort to optimize competing priorities and achieve maximum value, the VP will lead campus executives and key stakeholders in productive discussions of options, value engineering, and construction alternatives.

The VP for IS will oversee construction that takes into consideration stakeholder needs, leverages new technologies for developing efficient and cost-effective facilities, and is consistent with proven industry practices. In doing so, the Vice President will create strategies, systems, and approaches to the architectural design and planning of campus facilities. To ensure efficiency, the VP for IS will consistently improve the time required for capital project approval and implementation, while seeking high levels of accountability from contractors and other industry partners.

Develop and oversee the implementation of the Institute’s sustainability strategy

As Georgia Tech continues to grow and develop its sustainability strategy in concert with the Institute’s Strategic Plan, the VP for IS will advance strategies and tactics to improve campus sustainability and progressively manage the use of renewable and non-renewable resources. This individual will also develop a vision that is inclusive of the physical environment, people, and resources, and strategies to steer the campus to lead by example in areas of sustainable practices. Consistent with best practice, the VP for IS will develop sustainability initiatives which support and expand Georgia Tech’s reputation as a national leader. The VP for IS will also liaise with campus partners to formulate Institute strategies that optimize sustainability efforts for people, spaces, and the larger community. The Vice President will collaborate with the various sustainability-focused units and agencies on campus.

In an effort to optimize competing priorities, the VP for IS will lead campus executives and key stakeholders in productive discussions regarding sustainability efforts and to achieve maximum long-term value. By engaging students, faculty and staff, the VP for IS will help make sustainability part of the fabric and culture of Georgia Tech. Living Learning Laboratories, which are projects led by students, staff or researchers who are partnering with Administration and Finance staff, exemplify the Institute’s sustainability culture by facilitating student learning while improving operational effectiveness on campus.

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Foster a collaborative and inclusive culture in OIS

Critical to Georgia Tech’s success and mission is its dedication to the value of diversity, equity and inclusion. Promoting and building an inclusive culture wherein all staff feel valued is of highest priority. The VP for IS understands and promotes diversity, nurturing a positive and progressive culture that prizes all employees and recognizes that they are the department’s greatest asset regardless of position or background. As OIS is a newly formed department of people who have not previously worked together as a unified team, the Vice President enjoys an important opportunity to create a working environment that employs teamwork, encourages collaboration, and builds morale.

Integrate the diverse departments within SFS under one cohesive unit while building the team

As the “conductor of the orchestra,” the VP for IS will seek ways to build a cohesive, well- functioning unit in the newly formed Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability, and be skillful in bringing together people of diverse skill sets and responsibilities. The new VP for IS must provide opportunities for growth and professional development for all staff, particularly on issues of sustainability and technology. This individual will ensure that staff with the appropriate mix of knowledge, skills, behaviors, and experiences are selected, and placed, with a focus on building a diverse and inclusive workplace. The VP for IS will set performance management plans in place for all staff that develop an atmosphere of continuous improvement and development for everyone throughout the organization. In building the OIS team, the next VP for IS will bestow a sense of empowerment in staff throughout the department, evenly distributing expertise and decision making and promoting leadership at all levels.

Provide effective stewardship of University resources while ensuring that facilities are both cost- effective and high quality

The VP for IS will provide leadership in refining the Institute’s five-year capital plan of more than $1 billion. To address Georgia Tech’s over $270 million of deferred maintenance needs, the VP for IS will develop strategies and bring an entrepreneurial mindset in seeking additional resources, while being an effective manager of the unit’s overall operating budget. As the Institute looks to the future with new construction, the VP for IS will help implement initiatives regarding the campus physical plant, construction and sustainability efforts. To that end, the VP will design and implement proven approaches to facilities operations with the goal of maximizing quality while minimizing costs. This requires that facilities operations are proactive to stakeholder needs and processes are well understood and transparent for employees, stakeholders, and community members. The VP will employ specific measures such as effectively monitoring contractors to ensure expenses are actively managed throughout the life of a project.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

The ideal candidate for the role of the inaugural Vice President for Instructure and Sustainability will be an exemplary leader, effective manager, and strategic thinker with the ability to formulate a vision and inspire staff to collaborate to achieve it. The individual will embrace the research and teaching mission of the Institute and exercise strong management and ethical decision-making Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 11 of 12

pertaining to complex campus facilities issues and safety concerns. The successful candidate will also create a positive culture among staff as a strong people-oriented manager.

To this end, Georgia Tech seeks an experienced and innovative Vice President with the following:

Required experience, skills, knowledge and abilities

• Advanced leadership skills and abilities • A bachelor’s degree in business administration, management science, or engineering- related field or equivalent combination of education and experience • Ten to twelve years of business management experience • Possess advanced skills and abilities in written and spoken communications, strategic planning, and in promoting diversity and inclusion • Experience with program administration, budgeting, executive level policy development and administration, and the ability to foster intra- and cross-divisional relationships • Ability to succeed in a higher education setting as a senior administrative leader and manager • Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to organize resources and establish priorities, problem solving skills, and knowledge of office related computer applications

Preferred qualifications

While no one person may embody all, the successful candidate will bring many of the following professional qualifications and personal qualities:

• A master’s degree in a related field • Signficant business management experience in a university environment • Ability to use data to inform important decisions • Skill at managing an organization and its people during a period of change • Ability to implement initiatives in an efficient, cost effective manner • Bring knowledge and/or ability to learn about the physical environment of the campus, and the technical responsibilities that go with it • Ability to build rapport with stakeholders and others in the division and at the Institute • Possess empathy, compassion, integrity, and an ethical mindset • Emphasize communication, collaboration and transparency in leadership • A balance of a practical perspective and visionary thinking • Persuasive skills in representing Georgia Tech externally in interactions with city and state government officials, vendors, and related stakeholders • Dedication to the teaching, learning and research mission of Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Page 12 of 12

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Confidential review of applications and nominations will continue until an appointment is made. Applications, nominations, and inquiries should be directed electronically in confidence to:

Dan Rodas, Partner Gregg Glover, Senior Associate Isaacson, Miller http://www.imsearch.com/7622

Georgia Tech is an equal education/employment opportunity institution dedicated to building a diverse community. As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. We strive to be and promote a family-friendly environment and recognize that supporting this culture, at times, includes assisting dual-career couples with employment needs.