Michael McCraw
Retired President, Southern California Small Business Development Corp.
Mr. McCraw has held various administrative and management positions during the past thirty years in both public and private sectors. For nearly 30 years Mr. Mc Craw has served as President and CEO of California Southern Small Business Development Corporation which administers the State of California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program.
In 2002, California Southern established California Southern Investment Corporation, LLC, a for-profit subsidiary to enable the organization to leverage additional investment opportunities for businesses in economically challenged communities.
Mr. Mc Craw served as the first executive director for the State of Michigan Minority Technology Council. The Council was charged with the inclusion of minority businesses in the State of Michigan’s thirty billion dollar effort to diversify its industrial base. Mr. McCraw also served as Director of Client Services for the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation where he was responsible for the recruitment of new industry into the Fresno area, as well as providing finance related support to new and existing businesses. Mr. McCraw has operated his own consulting firm providing conventional financing and equity capital acquisition services.
Mr. McCraw previously hosted the television show “Business to Business”, and serves as an instructor in the San Diego State University Community Economic Development Certificate Program.
Mr. McCraw’s volunteer board involvement includes serving on numerous boards including service as a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce MBDA Access to Capital Task Force, Clearinghouse CDFI New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board, State of California Association of Financial Development Corporations, and the City of San Diego Ad Hoc Audit Committee.
Additional philanthropic and community services includes four years as a member of the San Diego Foundation Board of Directors, a community foundation with nearly one half billion dollars in assets. McCraw is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the San Diego Neighborhood Funders, a funders collaborative comprised of local, regional and national foundations.
McCraw earned his BA Degree at the University of California, San Diego. He is a Vietnam War Era Veteran whose military service includes four years in the U.S. Navy and four years as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard.