Roz Brewer and Tyler Perry named co-chairs of Keisha Lance Bottoms’ transition team

Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, a 2026 BLACK ENTERPRISE Women of Power honoree, and filmmaker Tyler Perry have been named co-chairs of Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’ transition team, according to Axios Atlanta, as the former Atlanta mayor prepares to make history as the first Black woman to hold a gubernatorial seat in the United States. Lance Bottoms announced the appointments on Nov. 6, selecting 10 co-chairs for Georgia’s Promise, the official transition team charged with helping prepare her administration ahead of her January 2027 inauguration.

Brewer, who previously served as CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance and interim president of Spelman College, brings decades of high-level corporate leadership to the role. She has also served as chief operating officer of Starbucks and president and CEO of Sam’s Club, reaching some of the most senior executive positions ever held by a Black woman in corporate America. Perry, founder of Tyler Perry Studios, joins the transition team after building a powerful entertainment empire in Atlanta.

Beyond film and television, he has also backed efforts focused on housing, education, and support for underserved communities. According to a Nov. 6 news release shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE, the co-chairs will help assess candidates for senior government roles, review their qualifications and leadership backgrounds, and recommend finalists for appointments throughout state agencies.

“Keeping that promise starts with putting the right people in the right places, and I could not ask for a stronger group of leaders to help me do it,” Lance Bottoms said. Other co-chairs include Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, former Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter, Delta Air Lines executive Richard Cox Jr., and former state Rep.

Rashad Taylor. Lance Bottoms also announced 20 honorary co-chairs, among them U.S. Sens.

Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, and former Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, the first Black person to serve in that office. Former Atlanta Chief Operating Officer Jon Keen will manage the transition’s day-to-day operations. More leadership appointments and policy advisory teams are expected in the coming weeks as Lance Bottoms prepares to take office.

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