The Nexus for Boundary Breakers
Just 35 miles from Athens, Atlanta and Gainesville sits Rowen – Georgia’s largest knowledge community. At the epicenter of top universities, highly skilled talent and a vibrant urban environment, Rowen is where the dreamers, thinkers and doers of tomorrow converge.

Reimagining Community. Inspiring Leadership.
A Harvest of Talent, Research and Ingenuity
This is where people, ideas and innovation unite. Rowen fosters knowledge sharing among entrepreneurs and global heavyweights, whether it’s improving efficiency in agriculture, initiating new innovations in medical care or furthering our commitment to sustainability.
Driven by a strategic partnership between the Rowen Foundation and Gwinnett County, the Rowen knowledge community activates as a collaborative learning and transformative thinking hub for tomorrow’s leaders of industry.
Prime Location
Located on University Parkway (Georgia State Route 316)
50+ Institutions
Research and higher education all within an hour’s drive
2,000 Acres
Preserved land and master-planned development in metro-area Atlanta, GA
Leading Diversity
30% of contracts awarded to small and women-owned businesses
Get acquainted with the Rowen Region, the 11-county area surrounding Rowen’s 2,000 acres of planned state-of-the-art facilities, labs and collaboration spaces. The Rowen Region averages over 50,000 college graduates annually and a diverse mix of industries including life sciences, agriculture, energy, medical devices and more. Home to nearly 4 million, the Rowen Region represents the future population of the United States.
The Latest News from Rowen
Local foundation announces new research hub to be built in metro Atlanta
Orginally published on WSBtv.com GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A local foundation announced on Monday that it plans to build a new hub in Gwinnett County for research and collaboration. The Rowen Foundation announced the launch of the Rowen Convergence Center, a 10,000-square-foot facility for interdisciplinary collaboration, at the Rowen Convergence Summit held at the Woodruff […]
Images: First buildings at massive Rowen project revealed
Originally published in Urbanize Atlanta Rowen Convergence Center to rise near multifamily facet at 2,000-acre Gwinnett community How the first new buildings at the education-focused Rowen megaproject could look and function is coming into clearer focus. The Rowen Foundation today revealed plans for the 2,000-acre community’s Rowen Convergence Center, planned as the first vertical development […]
Rowen’s first building set to break ground next year
Originally published in the Gwinnett Daily Post The Rowen Foundation is getting ready to break ground next year on the first building that will be part of the sprawling 2,000-acre knowledge community in eastern Gwinnett County. Rowen officials announced on Monday that they will break ground on development’s 10,000-sqaure-foot Convergence Center in mid-2026. The center […]