In September 2025, Andre Calmon was named as the new faculty director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (“Center”). Calmon is associate professor of operations management at Scheller College, where he works at the intersection of operations research, business model innovation, and sustainability.
The Center is anchored with the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, supporting its vision of being a global leader in education, research, and inclusive innovation to advance business and impact the human condition. Through its work across education, thought leadership, and industry, the Center empowers leaders to create sustainable businesses and communities.
Since joining Scheller in 2020 (and previously at INSEAD), Calmon has taught operations management and business sustainability courses across undergraduate, MBA, and Executive MBA programs. He has served as a Faculty Fellow of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) and has contributed to several of Georgia Tech’s sustainability initiatives, including serving on the Sustainability Next strategic planning committee.
Calmon cofounded SUSTAIN-X, a Center initiative that has worked with dozens of Georgia Tech-founded startups to scale sustainability-related ventures. He has mentored numerous student ventures and has cultivated partnerships with organizations ranging from The Coca-Cola Company to emerging social enterprises in developing markets.
Calmon’s research utilizes data analytics and mathematical modeling to address sustainability challenges in innovative business models. In 2024, he received the Brady Family Award for Faculty Research Excellence from Scheller. His innovative pedagogy and experiential learning curricula earned him the 2018 Page Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Business Education. Calmon’s case studies and pedagogical material on business model innovation, circular economy, and sustainable operations are used in over a dozen MBA programs worldwide.
He earned his Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT, an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Universidade de Brasília.
Calmon succeeds Beril Tokay (Brady Family Chair in Management, Regents’ Professor, and executive director of BBISS), who served as the founding faculty director of the Center for over twelve years.
John A. Lanier, executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, said, “On behalf of all of us at the Anderson Foundation, we express our deep gratitude to Beril Toktay. We are fiercely proud of Ray Anderson’s legacy, and Dr. Toktay has only made us prouder. Her values echo those of my grandfather’s – love of the Earth and her people, the heart and mind of an innovator, and a deep commitment to doing the right thing. We see similar values in Andre Calmon, and so we carry excitement and confidence into this new chapter of the Center.”
Scheller College Dean Anuj Mehrotra said, “Andre Calmon is a scholar and leader who embodies the strategic priorities of Scheller – being connected, entrepreneurial, experiential. His stellar record of preparing students and organizations to become sustainability leaders will no doubt amplify Scheller's impact. In particular, Calmon’s dedication to advancing startups that solve social and environmental challenges will help to accelerate Atlanta’s growth as an innovation space.”
“I am thrilled and deeply honored to serve as the new faculty director for the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business,” said Calmon. “The Center has been a guiding light for my work since I was a new assistant professor, and I am incredibly grateful for the trust and opportunity to serve. For years, the Center team has empowered countless students, researchers, and partners to analyze and improve complex systems and build a better future. I look forward to continuing this mission together.”