Philanthropy
A full-circle gift at the university where their own careers began.
Pyramid Systems co-founders Jeff and Sherry Hwang have launched the Hwang AI Scholar Initiative, a scholarship program supporting students in Georgia State University’s new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation. The initiative continues a 15-year philanthropic relationship with the university and brings the couple’s total committed giving to $300,000.
Jeff and Sherry Hwang are the co-founders of Pyramid Systems, a GovTech company they built after meeting as students on the Georgia State University campus. Both came to the United States from Taiwan and earned degrees in Computer Information Systems at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business. That education became the foundation for their careers, their marriage, and the company they would go on to build together in 1995.
The Hwang AI Scholar Initiative provides scholarships to students entering Georgia State’s Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation (MSAIBT), which launches in fall 2026 at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business. The program prepares professionals to lead AI-enabled transformation across business functions, pairing applied artificial intelligence with real-world domain expertise and a capstone project built around an actual business problem.
The Hwangs’ support of Georgia State did not begin with AI. In 2010, they established the Jeff and Sherry Hwang Scholarship, an endowed fund at the Robinson College created to help students pursuing the same path they once walked. They have returned to that commitment repeatedly, with additional gifts in 2011 and 2017 growing their total giving to $300,000. The Hwang AI Scholar Initiative is the newest chapter in that long relationship, directing their generosity toward the future of technology.
For Jeff and Sherry, the gift reflects a single belief carried across more than a decade and a half of giving: that the opportunity they were given is meant to be passed on. Their journey, from international students far from home to founders of a technology company serving the federal government, is the kind of path the new scholarships are designed to make possible for others entering an AI-driven economy.
“Everyone at Pyramid Systems is proud to call Jeff and Sherry our founders,” the company shared in announcing the initiative.
Learn more: Read Georgia State University’s announcement of the MSAIBT program and the Hwang AI Scholar Initiative.
The Hwang AI Scholar Initiative is the latest chapter in a 15-year story of giving back to Georgia State, the institution where Jeff and Sherry’s path in technology began. From a $250,000 foundation of prior scholarships to a $300,000 total commitment with this new AI-focused gift, the Hwangs continue to invest in the students who will lead the next era of AI-enabled business.
The Hwang AI Scholar Initiative is a scholarship program funded by Pyramid Systems co-founders Jeff and Sherry Hwang. It supports students in Georgia State University’s Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation, helping prepare the next generation of professionals to lead in an AI-driven economy.
Jeff and Sherry Hwang are the co-founders of Pyramid Systems. They met as students at Georgia State University after emigrating from Taiwan, earned degrees in Computer Information Systems at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, and founded Pyramid Systems in 1995.
The Hwangs have committed a total of $300,000 to Georgia State University. They established the Jeff and Sherry Hwang Scholarship in 2010 and grew their support through additional gifts in 2011 and 2017, alongside the new Hwang AI Scholar Initiative.
The Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation (MSAIBT) is a graduate degree at Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, launching in fall 2026. It prepares students to lead AI-enabled transformation across business functions through applied AI coursework and a real-world capstone project.
Georgia State University’s Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation launches in fall 2026 at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business.
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