Mike McCready is a lifelong resident of the Birmingham/Bloomfield community. He attended Bloomfield Village Elementary, Covington Junior High School, and graduated from Seaholm High School. McCready earned a degree in Communications and Business Administration from Western Michigan University (after transferring from Oakland Community College).
McCready started his career by running a successful, small business in Birmingham and becoming the mayor and mayor pro tempore of Bloomfield Hills. He went on to serve three terms in the Michigan House as the Representative of Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, and West Bloomfield. During his six-year tenure, McCready sponsored dynamic legislation that generated revenue to fix Michigan roads, negotiated a $46 million increase in university operations budgets, and supported over $115 million in business development grants and loans through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
In 2018, L. Brooks Patterson called on McCready to serve as the Acting Director of the Department of Economic Development and Community Affairs. McCready led retention and recruitment efforts while overseeing 85 employees across seven divisions. This was followed by successful campaigns to attract Tier One auto suppliers, health care, and high-tech companies to southeast Michigan. He also served as Senior Business Advisor to Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter.
Most recently, McCready served the City of Novi by leading economic development efforts as an experienced business and community leader.