Georgia College to Host T. Dallas Smith on Monday, February 20th

T. Dallas Smith, noted civic leader, to speak at Georgia College. 

On Monday, February 20th, at 5 p.m, Georgia College Leadership Programs will host T. Dallas Smith, founder and CEO of T. Dallas Smith & Company. The event is part of Georgia College’s Usery Forum on Leadership.

Smith founded the T. Dallas Smith & Company in 2007. Since its founding, the company has grown to be the largest African American–owned pure tenant representation firm in the country, having effectively negotiated projects nationwide exceeding $15 billion in value. Smith began his career in commercial real estate in 1982, working under Thomas W. Tift at Atlanta Air Center Realty; in 1989 he became the first African American broker at Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia. In 1995 he joined the African American–owned construction and management firm H.J. Russell. In 2020 Smith was appointed to the board of regents of the University System of Georgia.

“I am delighted and honored to welcome T. Dallas Smith to Georgia College,” says Dr. Harold Mock, director of leadership programs. “Mr. Smith is an innovator and thought-leader, who has used his talents to make Georgia a great place to live and do business.”

The forum will be hosted by Georgia College Leadership Programs.

The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Magnolia Ballroom in Milledgeville. To learn more, visit the Inspire! Forum on Leadership website. ​

The Usery Forum on Leadership honors the legacy of U.S. Secretary of Labor W. J. Usery, Jr., exploring leadership that brings people together in service to the public good. The series is supported by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Melvin and Eleyce Usery.

Georgia College’s Office of Leadership Programs provides teaching, research, and public service related to leadership, citizenship, democracy, and public affairs. With the support of a distinguished faculty and practitioners, we educate the next generation of Georgia’s leaders for the public good. Our programs bring together scholars and students, as well as business leaders, non-profit executives, journalists, and public officials, and offer a trusted forum on citizen-leadership and pressing issues of the day.

For more information, visit the Leadership Programs website or contact leadership.programs@gcsu.edu or (478) 445-1227.