Michael S. Neal, CCE, CCD, HLM, IOM, is in his 14th year as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, which serves 20 counties in northeast Oklahoma. The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives named the then Tulsa Metro Chamber as the Nation’s Best Chamber for a record three consecutive years of eligibility, being named the National Chamber of the Year in 2010, 2008 and 2005. In 2018, the Chamber was again a finalist for the award.

In 2018, the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives (OCCE) inducted Neal into their Hall of Fame in recognition of his 30 years of service to the chamber industry. Tulsa People magazine named Neal the 2011 Tulsan of the Year for his limitless energy, can-do optimism and tireless efforts toward making Tulsa a better place. They called him “Mr. Tulsa.” Southern Business and Development in 2011 recognized him as one of the Top 10 Economic Developers in the South. The Southern Economic Development Council named Neal an Honorary Life Member (HLM) in 2012. In 2010 he was named the Chamber Executive of the Year by OCCE. The Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Executives named him their Chamber Executive of the Year in 1998 and 2000.

Under his leadership, the Tulsa Regional Chamber is the only Chamber in America to earn four accreditations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s highest recognition, five-star accreditation; the International Economic Development Council’s prestigious Accredited Economic Development Organization distinction; Destination International’s Destination Marketing Accreditation; and an Accredited Film Commission by the Association of Film Commissioners International.

Neal is a 1980 accounting graduate from the University of Louisiana Monroe, where he played baseball.

Neal and his wife, Jana, have two daughters – Cambridge, age 24, a 2017 graduate of Ole Miss; and Caroline, age 21, a senior at the University of Kentucky.