As a quasi-state agency, a thirteen-member Board of Directors governs the activities of the GPA. The Board is appointed by the Governor, from the state at large, to serve four-year, staggered terms. Policy directives, administrative duties and managerial controls are implemented by a Chief Executive Officer, an experienced international transportation professional.

Alec L. Poitevint II Chairman, Bainbridge	Robert S. Jepson, Jr. Vice Chairman, Savannah
Roy H. Fickling Secretary and Treasurer, Macon	James S. Balloun Member, Atlanta
Maxine H. Burton Member, Athens	Bartholomew "Bart" Gobeil Member, Atlanta
Stephen S. Green Member, Savannah	Alva Joseph Hopkins III Member, Folkston
James R. Lientz, Jr. Member, Atlanta	John J. Neely, Jr. Member, Richmond Hill
Sunny K. Park Member, Atlanta	David A. Perdue, Jr. Member, Sea Island
Joseph W. Rogers, Jr. Member, Norcross