Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms on Friday unveiled her transition team, called "Georgia's Promise," naming filmmaker and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry as one of its co-chairs, three days after her historic election victory.
Bottoms announced the team at a news conference at the Georgia State Capitol. "Our transition will be called Georgia's Promise because the work of keeping our promises to Georgians starts now, well before Inauguration Day," she said. The team will help the incoming governor assemble her administration, identify policy priorities and prepare for her first day in office in January 2027.
John King, a military veteran who previously served as chief operating officer of the City of Atlanta, will run the transition operation as its chief operating officer. The co-chairs include Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, former Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Roz Brewer, Carter Center board chair Jason Carter, affordable housing leader Carmen Chubb, Delta Air Lines executive Richard Cox, former state Rep. Jane Kidd, civic leader Michelle Nunn, retired Coca-Cola Enterprises executive Vicki Palmer, Perry and former state Rep. Rashad Taylor.
Bottoms' victory on Tuesday made her Georgia's first Black governor and first woman governor, ending Republicans' 24-year hold on the governor's office. She also discussed her conversation with outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp, concerns about Georgia's budget surplus and priorities including Medicaid expansion, affordability, education and mental health care. She said additional co-chairs, policy leads and senior staff will be announced in the coming days and weeks.
Bottoms introduced Perry as "an entertainment mogul who is also a huge philanthropic part of our Georgia community" and the owner of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. The announcement comes as Perry faces multiple sexual assault lawsuits, including a suit filed by actor Derek Dixon in June 2025 and a $77 million suit filed by actor Mario Rodriguez in December 2025. Both lawsuits remain pending.
