William J. Todd

Mr. Todd formerly served the Perdue administration as the executive director of the Commission for a New Georgia.
The Commission is designed to infuse expertise from the private sector into the operations of state government to improve efficiency and effectiveness in a changed culture.
Prior to joining the governor's office, Mr. Todd was the was formerly the President, CEO, and co-Founder of Encina Technology Ventures, a technology investment firm he started in early 2000 with Atlanta real estate developer Tom Cousins.
Prior to Encina Technology Ventures, Mr. Todd was the founding President of the Georgia Research Alliance, a strategic partnership of the six research universities in Georgia, joined by the business community and state government, whose purpose is to grow and leverage the State's research capabilities into economic development results.
Mr. Todd is particularly well known in the technology community in the Southeast and was inducted into the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame in 2000.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, The Georgia Tech Foundation, and the Emory University Board of Visitors.