Chief of Staff

Mr. Gregory G. Pridgeon serves as Chief of Staff to the Honorable Shirley Franklin, who is the 58th Mayor of the City of Atlanta.   He graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in 1974.  He furthered his study on the graduate level in Urban Planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg, VA. Mr. Pridgeon served as the Director of Local Government Relations for the Atlanta Committee for The Olympic Games (ACOG) during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Summer Games. He has also served as a Policy Analyst for the Atlanta City Council and a senior staff member to Mayors Jackson and Campbell.  Additionally, Greg served briefly as a City Councilmember in 1993 representing District 1. Greg Pridgeon has been active in the Atlanta community for over thirty years and has performed services with numerous boards, commissions, and organizations such as the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Atlanta Mutual Housing Association.  He is a active life member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Vice-President of the Gandhi Foundation of USA.

Greg Pridgeon Chief of Staff

Mr. Pridgeon is married to the former Jeannen Michelle Billups and the couple has three children.  They have resided in the historic Grant Park neighborhood of the City of Atlanta for nearly three decades. 

Greg is an avid golfer, kite enthusiast, grillmaster, saxophonist and sports fan!