Betsy McGriff

Betsy McGriff is a Project Manager at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI²), working within the Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR). She brings experience from the public, private, and utility sectors in economic and community development. Betsy specializes in rural development and has strong relationships across Georgia.

As Dawson County’s former Economic Development Director, she secured grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Georgia’s Rural Center. These funded the county’s first strategic plan and a comprehensive trail plan. At UGA’s Archway Partnership, she supported projects in workforce development, tourism, infrastructure, downtown revitalization, and branding.

Betsy also served as an elected official in the Town of Register, where she led zoning reform, financial modernization, and SPLOST renegotiation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and an MBA from Georgia Southern University.