Uwanna Smith is director of information technology in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. She leads a team of professionals responsible for the overall computing, networking and physical infrastructure, as well as technical support necessary to sustain the College's programs in research, instruction and administration.  Uwanna has 25 years of experience in the field of Information Technology in higher education, including over 15 years in IT management. Prior to becoming the director,  Uwanna was the Director of Enterprise Support and Facilities. Prior to that and since she was hired by the College in 1996, she served in technical and administrative support roles.

Her professional interests are in leadership and organizational management. Uwanna received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993.