Micajah Sturdivant

What year did you join the MMI family? 2006 What are three words you would use to describe the MMI family? Sincere. Upstanding. Indispensible. What is a fun fact that you wouldn’t mind sharing with the world about yourself? While Micajah dreamed of being a residential architect when he grew up, he got his first job in the hospitality business as a dishwasher at an all-girls camp in North Carolina. The experience must have been a positive one, as he ended up making his career in hospitality. As President of MMI Hotel Group, Micajah works with the existing portfolio to optimize the relevancy of and experience in each of MMI’s hotels while also considering how additional properties through third party management contracts fit best into the family of franchised and unique offerings. Micajah became the third generation in the Sturdivant family to assume the role as president in June 2013. Outside of MMI, he serves commits a great deal of time to professional and civic causes. Within the industry, he has served on the global Board of Directors for IHG's Owners Association while chairing the Crowne Plaza committee. He has volunteered for this organization for many years in various capacities focused on brands as well as the Distribution-Reservation channels, but his greatest engagement with IHGOA has been the creation of the Emerging Leaders Council, an under-40 body of above-property leaders who have committed themselves to the industry. Micajah has also worked closely with the AH&LA Hotel Management Council. Prior banking and real estate experience includes time spent in lending and leadership for regional and national office, residential and hospitality firms. He holds a MBA from Harvard University and a BBA from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi. Micajah and his wife, Grace, live in Jackson, MS where they have three daughters - Eleanor, Garnett and Sykes.