Michael Cullen is the Chief Executive of Stockport Council and Place Lead for NHS Greater Manchester.

Michael started his career at Knowsley Council, before joining Stockport Council’s finance team in 2006, becoming its Borough Treasurer in 2016.  In 2020, Michael was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and was appointed Chief Executive in June 2024.  Michael is a proud and passionate public servant who has worked across local government and the NHS having also held the role of Chief Finance Officer at NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group between April 2020 and June 2022.

Michael holds the GM Chief Executive portfolio for Children and Young People, is a member of the GM pension fund local pensions board and a board member of the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation (The Greater Manchester Mayor’s first Mayoral Development Corporation) helping to drive the creation of a new urban village within the Town Centre and supporting social infrastructure.

Michael leads colleagues in Stockport and is working with partners as One Stockport to make Stockport the best place to live happy and healthy lives and he aims to deliver the ambition to create opportunities for Stockport so that it is a place everyone is proud to call home.