Retired CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates 

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Mike Mercer recently retired as the CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates. In this capacity, he was responsible for providing leadership for trade association services across a three-state footprint to include Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Mr. Mercer represented the interests of credit unions in numerous ways for almost four decades.

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Mike came to Georgia in 1980 as President of Georgia Central Credit Union.  He was named President/CEO of Georgia Credit Union Affiliates in 1985 and moved into his role as CEO of LSCU & Affiliates prior to his retirement.  He studied economics at the University of Rhode Island and earned his master’s degree in banking and finance at the University of Wisconsin. 

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He has been the recipient of numerous industry awards over the years.  These include the 2015 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement presented by the National Credit Union Foundation in recognition of his ground-breaking leadership, innovative contributions, personal commitment and unfaltering dedication to the advancement of the credit union system and the Knights Cross Medal presented by the former president of Poland for his work in helping the establishment of credit unions in Poland.
He is married with three children and five grandchildren and makes his home near Atlanta, Georgia.