Real Estate and Development | Economic Development
President
MMAC | Milwaukee
For nearly 30 years, Tim Sheehy has led the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, an organization that advocates for businesses representing over 300,000 employees in the greater Milwaukee area, and has steered its agenda to increase prosperity in the region. Sheehy also chairs the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp., an organization that provides financing to Milwaukee businesses to promote job retention and creation, and sits on the boards of several education nonprofits in the region.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-Madison
First job: “My own lawn service. Work hard, be a reliable partner, exceed customer expectations, and you can prosper.”
First car: “Never owned a car until I was 32, and of course it was a minivan (kids!).”
What would you change about Wisconsin: “Getting more traction on the educational attainment of low-income Black and brown students to help them achieve their potential, while providing Wisconsin’s economy with the talent it needs to prosper.”
As you enter your office, what would you choose to be your walk-up or theme song: “Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way.’ I want every day to have few regrets.”
