Dr. Kofi Smith
Board Member
Dr. Smith served as President & CEO of the Atlanta Airlines Terminal Company (AATC) from October 2010 to December 2020; leading the strategic direction and management of all building operations and facility maintenance responsibilities for the World’s Most Traveled Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. During his tenure, he managed more than $945M in operations and approximately $650M in capital improvement construction projects. AATC was recognized as one of the Top 20 “Best Places to Work” in Atlanta and Dr. Smith was recognized as one of “Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs”.
October 1, 2020, Dr. Smith launched his own company, Keystone Management, LLC., a fully integrated facility management, construction management, program, and property management company. Since 2020, Keystone has grown from 2 employees to a contracted complement of 80 employees with operations in 5 cities across 5 states. In April of 2024, Keystone received the Pacesetter’s Award and was ranked #31 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Privately Owned Companies.
Dr. Smith also serves as a lecturer in the School of Building Construction at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), where he teaches three courses: Leadership and Communication in Building Construction, Entrepreneurship in Construction, and Leadership and Culture in the Professional Masters Occupational Safety and Health Program.
Educational Background:
Doctorate in Business Administration from the J. Mack Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University. Dr. Smith’s dissertation, “The Impact of Airport Servicescape on Passengers Satisfaction”, served as the roadmap to enhance the restrooms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which garnered national attention within the aviation industry.
Masters in Business Administration in Global Business from the Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelors in Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Smith serves on the boards of Goodwill of North Georgia (Immediate Past-Chair), the National Black Child Development Institute (Chairman), Goodwill Industries International, Inc., the Board of Trustees for Leadership Atlanta, the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, the Georgia Tech Building Construction Advisory Board, the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Advisory Board, a Trustee for the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, and a Trustee for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta where he serves as a Trustee for the Youth Service Fund Foundation.
