{"212381":{"#nid":"212381","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Foundation Names Alumnus Its Next President","body":[{"value":"\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. A current trustee of GTF and a former chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Trujillo will assume the leadership position on July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs an alumnus, an astute businessman, and tireless advocate for Georgia Tech, Al is the perfect person to serve as our next president and COO,\u201d said Charlie Moseley who chaired the search committee and currently chairs the GTF\u2019s Board of Trustees. \u201cWe feel very fortunate to have someone with Al\u2019s ability and passion in this role.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTF\u2019s primary function is to manage Georgia Tech\u2019s financial investments, a sizeable endowment used to support everything from student scholarships to strategic growth. Signs of GTF\u2019s 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\u003EOfficial selection of GTF\u2019s new president occurred last week, following a vote among the 52 elected members of GTF\u2019s Board of Trustees.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored to have been selected for this responsibility,\u201d Trujillo said. \u201cI 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.\u201d\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 most recently served as a member of the search committee for Tech\u2019s athletic director.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has benefitted from Al Trujillo\u2019s financial wisdom, global perspective, leadership skills, and engagement with the Institute for more than three decades \u2013 in everything from leading the Alumni Association to serving on advisory boards,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cIt 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.\u201d\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.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAl is the outstanding choice to be the next president of the Foundation,\u201d Carter said. \u201cHe 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.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrujillo also spoke highly of Carter, saying, \u201cIn 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.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter a successful career in business 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 earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1981. 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\u003EThe Georgia Tech Foundation promotes higher education in the state of Georgia\u2028 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":[{"value":"\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. A current trustee of GTF and a former chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Trujillo will assume the leadership position on July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Al Trujillo will assume the leadership position on July 1."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-05-13 11:36:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"212391":{"id":"212391","type":"image","title":"Al Trujillo","body":null,"created":"1449180076","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:01:16","changed":"1475894874","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:54","alt":"Al Trujillo","file":{"fid":"196955","name":"trujillo_color.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trujillo_color_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trujillo_color_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":60370,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/trujillo_color_0.jpg?itok=ftFRiItb"}}},"media_ids":["212391"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtf.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Foundation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"269","name":"endowment"},{"id":"66111","name":"Georgia Tech Foundation"},{"id":"66101","name":"GTF"},{"id":"48211","name":"John Carter"},{"id":"66091","name":"trujillo"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}