Michael Ward is the Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. In his current position he is an advocate for policies and legislation at the local, state and national levels of government that support the economic prosperity of the Huntsville/Madison County region. These efforts include extensive interaction with local federal activities directly managing over $50 billion in annual budgets.

A graduate of University of Alabama, he attended the University on a debate scholarship and received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

He previously worked for the Medical Association of the State of Alabama as their Director of Legislative Affairs (1983-1987) and was the Director of Public Affairs for Jim Walter Companies/Walter Industries (1987-1991). He is an alumnus of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County Class 6 (1993) and the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) class 74 (2007). He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Military Stability Foundation; the Association of Defense Communities; the National Space Club - Huntsville Chapter; Cyber Huntsville; and the National Defense Industry Association - Tennessee Valley Chapter.

Ward earned his designation as a “Certified Chamber Executive” from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives in 2017. He is the author of the book “Shaping History” the story of the economic development of Huntsville and the parallel development of UAH and the Cummings Research Park.

He is married to the former Cathryne Hunt from Birmingham and they have three children.