Meet the Interim Dean
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Doug Williams began his role as interim dean of the College of Engineering on Nov. 1, 2025. He succeeds Raheem Beyah, Georgia Tech’s new provost.
As interim dean, Williams serves as the chief academic officer of the nation’s largest engineering program of its kind. He works with the associate deans and chairs for each of the College's eight schools while providing leadership to more than 500 faculty members and more than 21,000 students.
Doug Williams#
Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Williams also serves as the College’s senior associate dean and professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He has played a key role in advancing the College’s strategic initiatives, including faculty development, student success, and interdisciplinary collaboration. His leadership also has shaped the College’s academic programs.
Williams joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 1989. His research interests involve the application of statistical signal processing methods to communications, radar signal processing, and the study of nonlinear dynamics. He is affiliated with the Center for Signal and Information Processing.
He has been a member of Georgia Tech’s executive board, Academic Faculty Senate, and Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Williams also has served as Georgia Tech’s representative to the University System of Georgia Faculty Council.
In addition to serving as the College’s senior associate dean (2022-2025), other leadership roles have included senior associate chair for ECE (2012-2016), and interim ECE school chair (2011-2012).
He received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas.