Turning Innovation into Impact

PIN’s goal is to position Georgia and the Southeast as a national leader in innovation, opportunity, and shared prosperity by turning locally driven ideas into scalable, real-world solutions. By aligning communities, research, talent, and partners, PIN is building a model that not only solves today’s challenges, but creates the conditions for long-term growth, resilience, and economic impact.

About the Partnership for Innovation

Launched in 2020, the Partnership for Innovation (PIN) is a public-private catalyst positioning Georgia and the Southeast as a national leader in innovation, opportunity, and shared prosperity. PIN connects communities with the research, talent, and partnerships needed to move ideas from concept to real-world implementation.

We focus on two complementary areas: Emerging Innovators, where paid summer internships and annual fellowships provide talent-as-a-service— hands-on, experiential learning that accelerates careers while advancing innovation in communities; and Community Investments (formerly Local P3s), where we co-create solutions with partners through multidisciplinary research, technologies, and services to drive growth and economic development.

Since launch, PIN has implemented 220 projects across 300+ communities with 200+ partners, deployed nearly 200 technologies and innovations, and for every $1 invested, generated an additional $5.23 back into the ecosystem. Along the way, we’ve helped create new businesses, expand access to social and financial capital, and scale community-driven solutions with local governments, universities, startups, and nonprofits.

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PIN Team

A Team Built for Impact

The strength of PIN lies in its people. The team brings together deep expertise across innovation, economic development, operations, and strategic partnerships—combining real-world experience with a shared commitment to execution. With backgrounds spanning public, private, and academic sectors, the team is uniquely positioned to navigate complex challenges, build trusted relationships, and deliver results. This blend of expertise and collaboration ensures that PIN’s work is not only visionary, but grounded, effective, and built to scale.

PIN Team

Board of Advisors

Leadership Driving Impact and Direction

The Board of Advisors includes leaders from the public and private sectors across Georgia. They are united by their vision to advance the South and their commitment to helping drive the long-term success of the organization.

Board of Advisors

Programs Powering PIN’s Impact Engine

PIN’s core programs, Emerging Innovators and Community Investments, work together as a unified impact engine, turning ideas into real-world outcomes. Community Investments builds the foundation by strengthening local partnerships, reducing risk, and creating pathways for innovation to be deployed. Emerging Innovators expands access to talent, placing students and fellows into high-impact projects that deliver immediate value while building long-term workforce pipelines. Together, these programs reinforce one another by connecting communities, talent, and technology to scale innovation and drive lasting economic impact.

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