Prepares to oversee $4.8 Billion Budget and 6,600 Employees, as Inaugural Steering Committee announces Meet and Greet; Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast; Gala and Countywide Day of Prayer.
Stonecrest, GA – Insight Consulting Groups alongside the DeKalb County CEO Inaugural Steering Committee is proud to announce the Oath of Office ceremony of Lorraine Cochran-Johnson as the first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DeKalb County Georgia on January 10, 2025. She is the first African American woman elected CEO of DeKalb County Georgia and the 6th CEO to serve in the official capacity.
Cochran-Johnson is the former Super District 7 Commissioner of DeKalb County. She was first elected in 2018 when she defeated an incumbent in a runoff with 67.4% of the vote and was successfully elected to a second term in 2022, after facing two challengers and receiving 77.5% of the vote in the Primary Election. She became CEO-Elect on July 18, 2024 after carrying 174 out of 191 precincts and receiving 60% of the popular vote in a runoff. A democrat, Cochran-Johnson faced no republican opposition and received 320,050 votes in the General Election…