Keith Covert is a new IT project manager, working in the Project Management Office. Before coming to Emory he worked as a general field engineer at Schlumberger and as an implementation manager at NRC Health.
After growing up in Wichita, KS, Keith attended Georgia Tech, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and participated in the crew rowing team.
Keith likes to read (“I am always carrying a thought-provoking book with me”), listen to podcasts (“EconTalk is my favorite”), and do calisthenics exercise. He is involved in his neighborhood’s HOA board, co-directs the Atlanta Erg Sprints, and mentors undergraduates at Georgia Tech. He has also lived and worked in such places as Scotland, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, and Trinidad.
“Emory is an intellectual environment where I can talk to people beyond day-to-day things,” says Keith.
You can reach him at keith [dot] alston [dot] covert [at] emory [dot] edu.
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