Andre Dickens
Profile
Andre Dickens is an American politician currently serving as the 61st mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, a position he has held since 2022. Before his election as mayor, he served as an at-large member of the Atlanta City Council, where he chaired the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee and advocated for affordable housing and public safety initiatives. A chemical engineer by training, Dickens previously worked in the private sector and as a nonprofit executive. His mayoral administration has focused on housing investments, early childhood education, and public safety, though he has faced significant public debate regarding the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Details
- Born
- June 17, 1974 · 52 years old
- Birth place
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S. in Chemical Engineering), Georgia State University (Master of Public Administration in Economic Development)
- Career
- Chemical engineer, sales engineer, co-founder of City-Living Home Furnishing, chief development officer of TechBridge
