This year, Dr. Iris Mack realized her proudest moments when Associated Technologists, Inc. (ATI) earned Small Business Administration Certification within three weeks and was chosen for NASA’s quarterly hightech business forum.
Not bad for an African-American entrepreneur seeking a niche in the emerging, ever-competitive high-tech marketplace. As president of ATI, a company she formed with several of her closest friends, Mack foresees a future for her company that garners new government contracts and helps corporate clients usher in new technological advancements.
While the Atlanta-based ATI’s achievements are impressive, they’re especially amazing considering it’s an avocation — a part-time venture — for Mack, an associate professor with the mathematical sciences department of Clark Atlanta University. She launched her consulting career while teaching at MIT.
Teaching Comes First
