Earl E. McLeod, Jr. has served as the Executive Director for the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina since 1983. Earl was formerly the District Administrator and Campaign Manager for Congressman John L. Napier of South Carolina..
In 2001, Earl was inducted into the South Carolina Housing Hall of Fame.
He served as the President of the Executive Officers Council of the National Association of Home Builders in 2008.
Earl received a Political Science degree from Francis Marion University in 1977. He and his wife Judi live in Lexington, SC and they have two children.