Today the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) announced that Ryan Marshall, president and CEO of PulteGroup, will serve as the 2025 MAC Board Chair, and Rich McKay, CEO of AMB Sports and Entertainment and CEO of Atlanta Falcons, will step into the role for 2026. Chris Womack, president and CEO of Southern Company and 2024 MAC Board Chair, will formally hand over the role to Ryan Marshall at MAC’s 2024 annual meeting on November 21. 

“MAC has an enduring legacy of uniting business and community leaders to create transformative change,” said Katie Kirkpatrick, president and CEO of Metro Atlanta Chamber. “We are grateful for leaders like Ryan and Rich, who continue to build on the foundation established by 165 years of visionary business leaders. Their commitment, along with that of 2024 MAC Board Chair Chris Womack, fuels our mission to shape the future of metro Atlanta’s community and economy.”

Serving as President & CEO of PulteGroup since 2016, Ryan Marshall has helped build the company into one of the largest and most broadly diversified homebuilders in the country. His leadership at PulteGroup, with its founding principle of “Do the Right Thing,” informs his outlook and dedication to community.

“I am eager to collaborate with this exceptional organization, advancing MAC’s vision and leveraging the business community’s ability to impact change,” said Ryan Marshall, president and CEO of PulteGroup. “MAC has demonstrated that they are a smart and relentless team that is unafraid to take on any challenge to unleash Atlanta’s ambition.” 

In 2025 the Chamber will collaborate with Marshall to expand on its economic priorities, growing the region’s reputation as the best and most inclusive place to do business.

“As the Olympics were thirty years ago, 2026 can be another transformational year for Atlanta,” said Rich McKay, CEO of AMB Sports and Entertainment and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons. “As we host world-class events on a global stage, we continue to build on the region’s incredible reputation for business. It’s an honor to step into this role with the Metro Atlanta Chamber.”

MAC’s annual meeting will take place at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot in Atlanta on November 21. Additional details will follow.