George Israel

George Matthew Israel III (February 10, 1948 – July 26, 2026) was an American politician and businessman. He was the president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and mayor of Macon, Georgia, from 1979 to 1987, the sixth largest city in the state. Israel was also on the board of directors of YKK Group. In 2005, Georgia Trend, a prominent state business and political magazine, named Israel as one of its top 20 leaders of the past 20 years.