Raheem Beyah assumed the role as Georgia Tech’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs on Nov 1. Known for his mentorship and collaborative leadership, Beyah is the Institute’s chief academic officer — leading and supporting all academic and related units, including the Colleges, the Library, and professional education. He also oversees the Institute’s academic and budgetary policies and priorities.

Previously, he served as dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair at Georgia Tech since 2021. Under his leadership, the College strengthened its national and global reputation for innovation, research excellence, and student success, earning a #1 ranking among public undergraduate programs (#3 overall) and a #2 ranking among public graduate programs (#4 overall).

Beyah held several leadership roles at Georgia Tech prior to serving as dean, including associate chair for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), interim Steve W. Chaddick ECE School Chair, executive director of the online master’s in cybersecurity program, and vice president for Interdisciplinary Research.

He earned his master’s and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Tech in 1999 and 2003, respectively. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1998. A native Atlantan and a graduate of the Atlanta Public Schools system, he continues to give back to his community through active involvement at both the state and local levels. He is also a graduate of Leadership Atlanta and Leadership Georgia.

He received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2009 and was selected for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Computer Science Study Panel in 2010. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Engineering Education, and a lifetime member of the National Society of Black Engineers. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and an Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Scientist.

Beyah is a cybersecurity expert and co-leads the Georgia Tech Cyber-Physical Security Lab. He is also the co-founder of Fortiphyd Logic Inc., an industrial cybersecurity company.