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Mike Jackson Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Policy, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Mike Jackson was named the senior vice president of government relations and policy at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber in January 2024. Prior to this role, he was named the first executive director for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) in May 2020. Jackson spent six years with the State Chamber of Oklahoma; the last three as its executive vice president. Previously, he represented Enid as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for five terms (10 years). During his final term in the House, Jackson held the leadership role of Speaker Pro Tempore, presiding over legislative sessions and serving as a voting member on all committees. During his time in the Legislature, Jackson helped with the development of rules and the enactment of meaningful reforms and improvements that have strengthened Oklahoma. Prior to serving in the Legislature, Jackson was the northwest field representative for U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and worked as a public information officer for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. He holds a B.A. in communications with a minor in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University and obtained professional certification from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management program. Jeff Seymour Executive Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Jeff Seymour serves as the Executive Vice President for Economic Development for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. In this role he leads the Chamber’s effort to expand the regional economy through new business recruitment, providing support to existing businesses and entrepreneurs and meeting the talent and workforce needs of current and future employers. Prior to serving at the Chamber, Jeff served as Executive Director of the Franklin County Development Council, a county-wide economic development organization in the greater Kansas City region and the Executive Director of the Blackwell Chamber of Commerce and Blackwell Industrial Authority in Blackwell, OK. Jeff also worked at the Ponca City Development Authority. Jeff lives in Northern Oklahoma City with his wife Natasha and daughter Emmaline. He is an avid biker and traveler and is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and Northern Oklahoma College with degrees in economics and international business. Jeff holds the status of a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) through the International Economic Development Council.
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