Elected and Appointed Government Officials

Glenn McCullough has just about done it all in economic development in Northeast Mississippi.  He was mayor of Tupelo.  He’s been Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority where he spearheaded the incredibly impactful “megasite” program that ultimately spawned successes like Toyota.  He’s been a board member of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Now, he’s taken the reigns as head of the 300 employee Mississippi Development Authority at the behest of Governor Phil Bryant.  He’s at the tip of the spear for statewide economic development and he travels not only around the country but around the world selling Mississippi and spearheading economic development policy for the state.  Just about every tax incentive dollar in the state flows through his office.

Though he’s only been at the helm of MDA since mid-2015, he’s had a couple of big early successes.  Attracting Continental Tire to rural Hinds County and recapturing Chiquita back to the Port of Gulfport have been big wins for him early in his tenure.  Expectations for him at MDA are high, even in a tough environment, but he wouldn’t have it any other way.