The Hyatt Distinguished Leadership Speaker Series brings a distinguished leader to campus each fall and spring who can share wisdom and insight with the School's students and the wider Georgia Tech community. It is made possible by the generous support of Kenneth Hyatt, CE 62, MS IM 66.
Spring 2023 Speaker:
Lorraine Green ChE 84, MS EnvE 93
President (Retired), Pond & Company
"Entry Level to CEO: Everything They Never Told Me"
Lorraine Green, PE, MS EnvE 93, is the former President and CEO of Pond & Company, a global A/E/C firm headquartered in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. Under her leadership Pond grew to be the largest A/E/C firm in Atlanta, (ENR #78), successfully leading the firm through a global expansion, opening offices in Canada, Japan and Spain. With a strong business acumen and desire to serve clients, she opened Green Environmental at the age of 27. For the next 18 years Lorraine operated as President, establishing herself in the industry as a leader and expert. In 2008, after a term as a Gwinnett County Commissioner, her firm was acquired by Pond. She was named President of Pond in 2018. She recently was named one of Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Past Speakers
Rudy Bonaparte
Spring 2022
Chairman, Geosyntec
Professor of the Practice
CEEs as Leaders in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
February 17, 2022
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Blake Peck
Fall 2021
Founder, McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.
Values-Based Leadership: Building the Right Culture for Your Business
October 5, 2021
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Reginald DesRoches
Spring 2021
Provost, Rice University
The 10 C's of Academic Leadership
February 23, 2021
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Stacie Sire
Fall 2020
Director of Structures Engineering, Boeing Commerical Airplanes
Soar in Your Career and Change the World
September 17, 2020
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Bill Higginbotham
Spring 2020
President and CEO, ET Environmental Corporation
Engineering a Career in Small Business
February 6, 2020
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John Huff
Fall 2019
Chairman, Oceaneering International Inc.
Lessons in Leadership
October 3, 2019
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Wassim A. Selman
Fall 2018
President, Infrastructure – North America, Arcadis
Including People in All Equations
October 2, 2018
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William "Bill" Calhoun
Spring 2018
Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, Clark Construction Group
Practical Advice on Leadership
February 15, 2018
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Andy Phelps
Fall 2017
Retired Principal Vice President, Bechtel Corp.
Building Big
October 3, 2017
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Suzanne Shank
Spring 2017
Chairwoman, CEO and Co-Founder, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co.
Connections: The Characters and Context that Create Great Leaders
February 21, 2017
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Emmy Montanye, P.E., LEED AP
Fall 2016
Senior Vice President, Kimley-Horn and Associates
Engineering and Leadership: A Formula for Success and Satisfaction
September 20, 2016
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Charles "Wick" Moorman
Spring 2016
Retired Chairman and CEO, Norfolk Southern
A Helluva Way to Run a Railroad
March 9, 2016
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Gen. Philip Breedlove
Fall 2015
NATO Supreme Allied Commander
A Perspective on Leadership in the 21st Century
October 26, 2015
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G. Wayne Clough, Ph.D., P.E.
Inaugural Speaker
President Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology
Secretary Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution
From the Eocene to the Anthropocene: An Engineer’s View of Climate Change
March 24, 2015
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