Alumnus Raheem Beyah Named Provost
By: Jennifer Herseim | Categories: Featured Stories
Georgia Tech Double Jacket Raheem A. Beyah, MS EE 99, PhD ECE 03, has been named the provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs of Georgia Tech.
Beyah has served as the dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair since 2021. Previously, he served as Tech’s vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, inaugural executive director of the Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity program, and the Motorola Foundation Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also served as interim Steve W. Chaddick Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Beyah cofounded Fortiphyd Logic, an industrial cybersecurity company. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2009. He is a member of numerous national organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a lifetime member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) distinguished scientist.
