William Payne

Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)
President and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 - 1997

Centennial Investment Properties
Chairman since 2004

Broadpoint.Gleacher LLC since 2000

Civic Recognition

• Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
• Recipient, Olympic Order in Gold - International Olympic Committee
• Distinguished Service Award - Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change
• Bobby Jones Award - Council of Boy Scouts of America
• Distinguished Community Service Award - Atlanta Urban League
• 11 Alive Community Service Governor's Award for Unique and Outstanding Volunteer Service
• 1994 Georgian of the Year - Georgia Association of Broadcasters
• 1996 Georgian of the Year - Georgia Trend Magazine
• Meritorious Achievement Award - U.S. Sports Academy
• 1996 Distinguished Service Award - University of Georgia, School of Business Administration
• 1996 Merit Award - National Alumni Association, University of Georgia
• 1996 Presidential Citation - Morehouse College
• 1997 recipient of Theodore Roosevelt Award - Highest honor bestowed by NCAA
• 2009 National Football Foundation's Distinguished American Award
• 2009 Rotary Club of Atlanta Legends Award
• Numerous additional civic recognitions and awards