Dr. Robert N. Thomas Professor of Practice, Director of Leadership Education, ILE Senior Academic Professional, College of Management Email: robert.thomas@ile.gatech.edu Phone: 404.894.9473 Fax: 404.894.1517 800 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308-0520

Dr. Robert N. Thomas joined Georgia Tech in January 2006 to develop a curriculum and create programming for the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, an interdisciplinary unit that enhances leadership and entrepreneurship for socially responsible and sustainable value creation. Thomas also is a senior academic professional in Georgia Tech's business school, the College of Management, where he teaches courses in leadership.

In addition to his commitment to leadership development and education at Georgia Tech, Thomas also serves as executive director of the Georgia Servant Leadership Alliance, a non-profit organization that promotes the concept of servant leadership among Georgia’s colleges and universities. As executive director, Thomas is responsible for facilitating and enhancing the collaboration between GSLA's institutional members, providing a forum for dialog between GSLA’s supporters and its members, and expanding the awareness of servant leadership among all of Georgia’s colleges and universities.

Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Thomas was a senior leadership fellow at North Georgia College and State University. His responsibilities included teaching the capstone course in NGCSU’s leadership minor program, assisting other faculty in their efforts to integrate leadership into the curriculum, and fostering an environment for leadership development. He also served as senior leadership advisor to the university’s president, student organizations and academic units.

Leading up to his posts at Georgia Tech and NGCSU, Thomas served as the director of Lagrange College’s Servant Leadership Initiative, a five-year organizational development program designed to integrate the principles of servant leadership into the culture of the college and its local community. Thomas taught courses in economics, ethics, entrepreneurship and servant leadership, and created leadership programs for students, staff, faculty and senior administrators.

Thomas currently is on the Rainbow House Children’s Home Board of Directors, and also has served on the boards of the ArtReach Foundation, the Americorp Carelink Council, the Youth Leadership Troup, and the Southern Institute for Business and Professional Ethics.

Areas of Specialization
Corporate Leadership and Governance
Ethics
Entrepreneurship
Servant Leadership

Education
PhD, University of Georgia
MBA, Executive MBA Program, Georgia State University
BA, Economics, LaGrange College