New Member Profile: Mike Harreld

Mike Harreld is a dynamic experienced Financial Business Advisor across various industries, including education, retail, investment banking, manufacturing, pensions, telephone, natural gas, electricity, and IT.

He was born in Kentucky, worked for Southern Companies in Atlanta, and moved to Austin in the fall of 2023. He first joined a Kiwanis Club in Atlanta in 1989, and upon moving to Austin wanted to get back involved with a community organization.

Mike has proven track record with entities of all sizes, from local organizations to General Dynamics, helping companies achieve financial goals. He had an extensive career as EVP CFO for Southern Company, a Fortune 200 company, with roles as CFO, Controller, mentor, risk manager, strategist, project director, and people and culture manager. He’s demonstrated expertise as a problem solver in business controls and procedures, mergers and acquisitions, energy solutions, start-ups, shut-downs, IPOs, sales of businesses, and board management. Electric Utility Expert in generation, supply chain, transmission, distribution, finance, HR, accounting, investor relations, IT, and regulatory affairs.