{"422411":{"#nid":"422411","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AE Alumnus Al Trujillo is Georgia Tech Foundation\u0027s Next President","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. (GTF), an external organization responsible for management of the private gifts that provide critical financial support for Institute priorities, has named Al Trujillo as its next president and chief operating officer (COO).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrujillo will assume leadership of the GTF on July 1. He currently serves as a trustee of GTF and formerly was chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECharlie Moseley, chair of the search committee and current chair of the GTF\u0027s Board of Trustees said of Trujillo, \u0022As an alumnus, an astute businessman, and tireless advocate for Georgia Tech, Al is the perfect person to serve as our next president and COO. We feel very fortunate to have someone with Al\u0027s ability and passion in this role.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrujillo, who earned a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech and a Master of Business from Stanford University, said, \u0022I am honored to have been selected for this responsibility. I have a deep sense of commitment to Georgia Tech, a school that has provided me with opportunities to excel and the foundation of my educational experience.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to GTF and the Alumni Association, Trujillo has served Georgia Tech on a variety of committees and initiatives including the College of Engineering Advisory Board, the Georgia Tech Arts Advisory Board, and the Council of Outstanding Young Engineers. In addition, he recently served as a member of the search committee for Tech\u0027s athletic director.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech has benefited from Al Trujillo\u0027s financial wisdom, global perspective, leadership skills, and engagement with the Institute for more than three decades - in everything from leading the Alumni Association to serving on advisory boards, \u0022 said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson. \u0022It is a natural next step to have him take the helm of the Georgia Tech Foundation, partnering with business and community leaders and building on the success of one of the best-run university foundations in the nation.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTF\u0027s primary function is to manage Georgia Tech\u0027s financial investments, a sizeable endowment used to support everything from student scholarships to strategic growth. Signs of GTF\u0027s impact span the entire campus, with its support of the development of Technology Square and the Campus Recreation Center being among the most noteworthy. More recently, GTF provided support for the Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB) currently under construction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrujillo will succeed John Carter who has led GTF for the past 15 years and given nearly 30 years of service to Georgia Tech. \u0022Al is the outstanding choice to be the next president of the Foundation,\u0022 Carter said. \u0022He has enjoyed a strong business career, having proven himself an effective leader in myriad circumstances and economic situations. I look forward to supporting his leadership of the Foundation in any way he sees fit in the years to come.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrujillo also spoke highly of Carter, saying, \u0022In many ways the Foundation came of age under the leadership of John Carter. I hope to provide the same level of stewardship so Georgia Tech can continue to build upon its reputation as a world-class educational and research institution.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter a successful business career of over 25 years, Trujillo has concentrated on volunteerism and business consulting in order to assist companies and investment groups with acquisition and operational strategies needed to optimize organizational potential.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUntil 2007, he served as chief executive officer of Recall Corporation and spearheaded the creation of a leading global service organization of more than 5,000 team members, with operations in 23 countries across five continents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrujillo emigrated from Cuba as an infant and grew up in South Florida. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor\u0027s degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1981 from Georgia Tech. He completed his graduate engineering education and MBA at Stanford University. Trujillo and his wife Melba have two daughters, Amanda and Jacqueline. Jacqueline is a computer science major at Georgia Tech and Amanda is a graduate of Clemson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOfficial selection of GTF\u0027s new president occurred last week, following a vote among the 52 elected members of GTF\u0027s Board of Trustees.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Foundation promotes higher education in the state of Georgia by assisting the Georgia Institute of Technology in its role as a leading educational and research university, primarily through the management of financial donations given for support and enhancement of the Institute. The elected trustees and officers work with Georgia Tech\u0027s president to help identify and provide for the most pressing needs of the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. 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