ISyE's Advisory Board is comprised of distinguished professional and community leaders who give support, advice, and guidance on strategic initiatives to the School Chair as well as assist with the School's development goals. Each member brings extensive industry knowledge and unique expertise to this role and will serve a four-year term.
Executive Committee

Advisory Board Chair
Kenneth Klaer
Executive Vice President, President
Comcast Cable, Comcast Technology Solutions
IE 1981

Advisory Board Vice Chair
Evren Ozkaya
Founder and CEO
Supply Chain Wizard, LLC.
Ph.D. IE 2008

Immediate Past Advisory Board Chair
Catherine Cooper
President
World Connections
IE 1990
Advisory Board Members

Jeff Anderson
Chief Growth Officer
Kaizen Analytics
IE 1991

Omar Balkissoon
Founder and CEO
Geospark Analytics
IE 2000

Ron Beerman
President
Profitmaster Displays, Inc.
IE 1973

Susan Bonds
CEO
Animal Repair Shop
IE 1984

Alexia Borden
Senior Vice President of Customer and Community Engagement
Alabama Power Company
IE 2001

Rita Breen
Charitable Giving Executive Director
Georgia Power
MSIE 1992

Roberto Castro
Senior Business Advisor
CapTech
IE 2007

Ciera Gillis
Global Account Executive
Google, LLC
IE 2013

Peyton Johnston
Chief of Staff to the EVP
The Home Depot
IE 2006

Kniffen Kelly
Sr. Director, Business Intelligence Center of Excellence
Good360
IE 1995, MSIE 1999

Laticia T. Smith, CQA, CQE
Director of Quality, Medical Device
Aptar CSP Technologies
IE 1988, MSIE 1991

Scott D. King
Director, Worldwide Design and Engineering
Amazon
IE 2004, PMASE 2011

Megan Langley
Partner
ASH Atlanta Investment Partners
IE 2009

Jennifer McKeehan
Senior Vice President, Transportation and Delivery
Walmart
IE 2005

Sam Millson
Founder
The Millson Group, LLC
IE 2018

Eleana Padilla Acosta
Project Manager
Oracle
IE 2019, MS SCE 2020

Arjun Patra
Associate, Chase Strategy
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
IE 2019

Esha Patra
Student
ISyE
IE 2024

Bob Robertson
Senior Manager
Veridian
IE 1998

Evan Toporek
Partner
Heritage Growth Partners
IE 1993

Amy Wheelus
Chief Technology and Information Officer
Gigapower
IE 1990