{"685949":{"#nid":"685949","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Raheem Beyah Named Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERaheem Beyah has been selected as Georgia Tech\u0027s next provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, beginning Nov. 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyah has served as the dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair at Georgia Tech since 2021. Under his leadership, the College has strengthened its national and global reputation for innovation, research excellence, and student success, earning\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/undergrad-engineering-program-returns-no-3-us-news-2026-rankings\u0022\u003Etop-10 national rankings\u003C\/a\u003E across every engineering discipline.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnown for his mentorship and collaborative leadership, Beyah will assume the role of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/about\u0022\u003EInstitute\u0027s chief academic officer\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 leading and supporting all academic and related units, including the Colleges, the Library, and professional education. He will also oversee academic and budgetary policy and priorities for the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Raheem Beyah\u0027s commitment to students, faculty, and staff has always been at the heart of his leadership,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u0022He understands firsthand what they experience \u2014 their challenges, aspirations, and the drive that defines a Georgia Tech education. That perspective will make him an outstanding provost and a tremendous partner in advancing Georgia Tech\u0027s mission.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn Atlanta native who earned his master\u0027s and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Tech after completing a bachelor\u0027s degree at North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University, Beyah is recognized as a leading expert in network security and privacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022What excites me most about Georgia Tech is how we bring different disciplines together to solve real problems,\u0022 he said. \u0022Innovation happens when engineers work alongside artists, humanists, and social scientists, connecting technology with purpose and people. As provost, I\u0027m eager to continue building those bridges and supporting the incredible creativity that defines this community.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2024, Beyah was named a fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It is the highest echelon of membership in IEEE, the world\u0027s largest technical professional organization dedicated to \u0022advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.\u0022 He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Engineering Education, a lifetime member of the National Society of Black Engineers, and an Association for Computing Machinery distinguished scientist.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining the faculty at Georgia Tech, where he has served in various leadership roles, Beyah was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University, a research faculty member with the Georgia Tech Communications Systems Center, and a consultant in Andersen Consulting\u0027s (now Accenture) Network Solutions Group.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeyah has led the College of Engineering since 2021, strengthening its national and global reputation for innovation, research excellence, and student success.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Beyah has led the College of Engineering since 2021, strengthening its national and global reputation for innovation, research excellence, and student success."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-10-23 13:41:57","changed_gmt":"2025-10-23 17:35:43","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678433":{"id":"678433","type":"image","title":"Raheem Beyah","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERaheem Beyah\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1761227103","gmt_created":"2025-10-23 13:45:03","changed":"1761227103","gmt_changed":"2025-10-23 13:45:03","alt":"Raheem Beyah","file":{"fid":"262456","name":"beyah.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/23\/beyah.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/23\/beyah.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":434376,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/23\/beyah.jpg?itok=TKRtez_H"}}},"media_ids":["678433"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}