Georgia Tech chief of staff Ron Johnson to join Morehouse College president's office in January

Why it matters: Georgia Tech's Executive Leadership Team will lose its senior vice president of strategic initiatives and chief of staff when Johnson moves to Morehouse College in January 2027.

Georgia Tech said Ronald L. Johnson, its senior vice president of strategic initiatives and chief of staff, will leave to become chief of staff to the president of Morehouse College, effective 4 January 2027.

According to Georgia Tech, Johnson is a retired US Army major general and an alumnus and faculty member of the Institute, which he joined in 2013.

In his current role he has sat on the Institute's Executive Leadership Team, advising the president and helping to steer institutional priorities and cross-campus initiatives, the university said.

Interim President Tim Lieuwen said Johnson's impact reached beyond the President's Office, citing his military service, his teaching and mentoring, and his work with the City of Atlanta on infrastructure priorities.

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Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

Georgia Tech's President's Office and Executive Leadership Team will need to cover Johnson's strategic initiatives and chief of staff duties once he departs, with his Morehouse College role starting on 4 January 2027.

What to watch

• Johnson's appointment as chief of staff to the Morehouse College president takes effect on 4 January 2027.