Mayor Dickens' early accomplishments in office include the city's first-ever investment in early childhood education and the creation of a Nightlife Division to combat establishments with a history of violent crime. Secretary of State Tony Blinken with Mayor Dickens in May 2023 In addition to changing the minimum wage he created the Department of Transportation, the BeltLine Inclusionary Zoning which increased affordable housing in the area, and the Atlanta Youth Commission. One of his most important contributions to the city while on City Council was his sponsorship of legislation that made the minimum wage for city employees fifteen dollars an hour. From 2014 to 2021 he mainly advocated for the improvement of Atlanta's public safety, the need for affordable housing, having programs for citizens, and creating more opportunities to students in Atlanta's Public School system. In 2013 Andre Dickens, was elected as an at-large City Council member. Unfortunately due to the housing crisis Dickens was unable to keep the company alive and in 2010 he filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy. The furnishing company was around for nine years from 2002 to 2011 and became a multi-million dollar business in only two locations. After his time spent as a sales engineer at twenty-eight years old Dickens alongside his older sister co-founded City-Living Home Furnishing. As a sales engineer his contribution to the company were recognized as he was named the first Black salesman of the year. In 1999, Mayor Dickens, was employed at DSM Engineering and Plastics where he was a sales engineer. Immediately after getting his degree the position at BP-Amoco became full-time.
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While being enrolled at Georgia Tech Andre Dickens began his professional career in 1994 as a part-time chemical engineer for BP-Amoco. Dickens received his Master's of Public Administration in Economic Development from Georgia State University. He grew up in Southwest Atlanta, and attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School before enrolling at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received his degree in Chemical Engineering in 1998. While spending time with his step-father they often bonded over taking things apart and rebuilding them which birthed Dickens' passion for engineering. Raised by his mother Sylvia Dickens and stepfather who adopted him and his other two siblings at the age of 7. Early life and education ĭickens was born on June 17, 1974, in Atlanta.
ĭickens is a deacon at the New Horizon Baptist Church in Northwest Atlanta.
Dickens is also a Brother of Kappa Alpha Psi that he joined when attending Georgia Tech. Mayor Andre Dickens also serves on the Georgia Tech Alumni Board, the Alumnus Leadership Atlanta, Diversity Leadership Atlanta, United Way VI, and Regional Leadership Institute. In 2018, Dickens co-founded a Technology Career Program for the unemployed to be able to learn new tech skills and other IT training to take advantage of the booming tech jobs market. Mayor Andre Dickens was the chief development officer for Tech Bridge this non-profit offers affordable technology and business expertise to other nonprofits in underserved areas. He served as the chairperson of the transportation committee and chaired on the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee. He is the chief development officer at TechBridge, a nonprofit technology organization. He was a member of the Atlanta City Council and defeated council president Felicia Moore in the second round of Atlanta's 2021 mayoral election. Andre DeShawn Dickens (born June 17, 1974) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who is the 61st and current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
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