{"682640":{"#nid":"682640","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jon Palumbo to Serve as Interim Director of Athletics","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJon Palumbo, chief operating officer and executive deputy athletic director, will serve as vice president and interim director of Athletics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPalumbo assumes the role with the pending departure of J Batt, bringing with him years of leadership experience and a deep understanding of Georgia Tech Athletics\u2019 vision and operations. As a senior leader within the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, Palumbo has worked closely with Batt on every major initiative that has helped elevate the Institute\u2019s athletic profile in recent years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJon has been a central figure in Georgia Tech Athletics\u2019 growth and momentum,\u201d said President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u201cHe cares deeply about our student-athletes, and brings the experience, vision, and steady leadership needed to keep us moving forward during this transition.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPalumbo\u2019s influence is visible across nearly every area of Georgia Tech Athletics. He currently serves as the day-to-day administrator and liaison for the football program, which recently earned back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time in a decade. He has also led planning and execution for major capital projects, including the Thomas A. Fanning Student-Athlete Performance Center \u2014 a 100,000-square-foot facility under construction that will house leading-edge resources in training, nutrition, sports medicine, sports science, and analytics for more than 400 Yellow Jacket student-athletes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Palumbo has overseen event operations and fan engagement strategies, including the successful launch of the Helluva Block Party, which has quickly become a signature gameday tradition along North Avenue in Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has also played a critical role in strategic coaching hires, including Brent Key as head football coach, Damon Stoudamire as head men\u2019s basketball coach, and Karen Blair as head women\u2019s basketball coach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to arriving at Georgia Tech, Palumbo served as the director of Athletics at Texas A\u0026amp;M-Corpus Christi.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe made a clear commitment to winning and excellence in athletics, and that commitment remains stronger than ever,\u201d Cabrera added. \u201cWe will continue competing at the highest level and seize the momentum in place to recruit the very best to lead Georgia Tech into its next chapter.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA national search for Georgia Tech\u2019s next permanent director of Athletics is underway.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPalumbo assumes the role with the pending departure of J Batt, bringing with him years of leadership experience and a deep understanding of Georgia Tech Athletics\u2019 vision and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Palumbo assumes the role with the pending departure of J Batt, bringing with him years of leadership experience and a deep understanding of Georgia Tech Athletics\u2019 vision and operations."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-06-04 17:00:07","changed_gmt":"2025-06-04 17:14:32","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677172":{"id":"677172","type":"image","title":"Jon Palumbo","body":"\u003Cp\u003EJon Palumbo\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1748973963","gmt_created":"2025-06-03 18:06:03","changed":"1748973963","gmt_changed":"2025-06-03 18:06:03","alt":"Jon Palumbo","file":{"fid":"261043","name":"palumbo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/03\/palumbo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/03\/palumbo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":995660,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/03\/palumbo.jpg?itok=DaWhAXuj"}}},"media_ids":["677172"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mflynn@athletics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMike Flynn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Athletics\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}