New Executive Leaders Appointed to 48-Person Board

Tech Alpharetta, the nonprofit organization helping the City of Alpharetta lead in innovation, announces the appointment of six new members to its Strategic Board of Directors. Tech Alpharetta’s Board is comprised of the area’s leading senior executives and is focused on conceptualizing and guiding strategies for growing the Alpharetta technology ecosystem.

Tech Alpharetta’s Board features local c-suite, senior executives, city leaders and community partners. The newest Board members include:

  • Sunita Arora, Chief Operating Officer, Medicus IT
  • Brad Chason, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, Jackson Healthcare
  • Avi Malhotra, Executive at Business Transformation Office for Digital & Analytics, Cox Communications
  • Kevan Williamson, Chief Technology Officer, Georgia’s Own Credit Union
  • Afshean Talasaz, SVP, OE&I (Optimization, Efficiency & Innovation) and Chief Technology & Data Officer, Colonial Pipeline
  • Brian Will, CEO of Brian Will Media and Alpharetta City Councilman, Post 2

“We are thrilled to welcome six driven and talented leaders to our Strategic Board,” says Karen Cashion, President and CEO of Tech Alpharetta. “These leaders lay the foundation for our continued success, propelling the growth of technology and innovation in Alpharetta.”

Since its establishment in 2012, Tech Alpharetta and its Board have advised the city of Alpharetta on tech infrastructure and have helped to build Alpharetta’s thriving ecosystem. The Board’s recommendations led to the launch of Tech Alpharetta’s Innovation Center and many other notable accomplishments.

For more information about Tech Alpharetta and its Innovation Center, visit www.techalpharetta.com.

About Tech Alpharetta

Tech Alpharetta (previously the Alpharetta Technology Commission), the first organization of its kind in Georgia, was established in 2012 by the City of Alpharetta and is an independent, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization today. The organization, whose mission is to help grow technology and innovation in Alpharetta, includes a strategic advisory board of Alpharetta’s leading technology companies, and provides technology thought leadership events for area tech executives, a STEAM mentoring program for high school students, technical and leadership development courses through its Tech Studio initiative, and the Tech Alpharetta Innovation Center, a flourishing tech startup incubator that is home to more than 50 tech startups.

Rachel Jimenez Trevelino/Keller (404) 214-0722 Ext.113 rjimenez@trevelinokeller.com