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HEADQUARTERED in DeKalb                                                                                                                 DEVELOPMENT
        MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS
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    MICHAEL L.

 Thurmond


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 ichael L. Thurmond won the election for CEO of

 DeKalb County in a landslide victory in 2016. His main
 M mission ever since has been to restore trust in county government.
 The former Georgia General Assembly member is the first African American elected to

 statewide office without any prior appointment.


 Thurmond has long since been regarded as the   With such a long and prolific resume, Thurmond says it is
 “turnaround expert.” His accomplishments include   hard to pinpoint his finest achievement, but he responded,
 transforming the culture and operations of different state
 and county organizations such as the Georgia Division of   “…. eliminating a $24 million fund deficit…
 Family and Children Services, the Georgia Department of   gaining a $90 million surplus and gaining
 Labor, and the DeKalb County School District.   $3.1 million dollars in SPLOST funds.”


 As interim superintendent of DeKalb County Schools,   Clearly Thurmond is well on his way to his objective of
 Thurmond was successful in stabilizing the school   restoring trust for the county’s government.
 system during a governance crisis, upgrading the school
 district’s threatened accreditation, eliminating a multi-  DeKalb County is “positioned to be the shining light in
 million-dollar deficit, and improving student academic   metro Atlanta,” said Thurmond.
 performance and graduation rates.           Other DeKalb corporate headquarters include: Gypsum Management & Supply  •  Home Chef  •  Krystal  •  The Weather Company

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