President and CEO

ABOUT THE CHAMBER

The Greater Memphis Chamber is the primary business and economic development organization for the tri-state Greater Memphis region, serving as a platform for private-sector leadership, public partnership, and regional strategy. Through the Prosper Memphis 2030 strategic plan, the Chamber is focused on translating Memphis’ distinctive assets, including global logistics, advanced manufacturing strength, emerging AI and data infrastructure momentum, a diverse workforce, and major civic and educational institutions, into measurable gains in investment, quality jobs, talent development, and inclusive economic opportunity.

The organization advances this work through the leadership of its investors, a professional staff, strategic partnerships, and a unified voice for the Memphis business community.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President/Chief Executive Officer is responsible for all functions of the Greater Memphis Chamber required to meet the Chamber’s mission and annual operating plan. In addition, the CEO serves as the primary strategist for the Greater Memphis region’s leading Economic Development Organization responsible for driving measurable economic growth across the Greater Memphis region, including job creation, capital investment, wage growth, and talent development.

This includes coordination of the program agenda; advances investor engagement and capital campaigns; staff selection and direction; development and implementation of operating policies and procedures; recruitment and motivation of volunteers; financial management; membership and investor development; and long-term strategic planning aligned with regional economic competitiveness and inclusive growth.

• With the Board of Directors, set the vision, mission, and climate for the Chamber, building on previous successful initiatives while introducing innovative strategies to ensure the Chamber is a proactive, high-impact economic leader.
• Build a data-driven, results-oriented organization where employees are committed to achieving defined economic and organizational objectives by ensuring all team members clearly understand their role in executing and delivering the measurable outcomes established in the Chamber’s strategic plan, Prosper Memphis 2030.
• Through effective fundraising, alliance building, and resource utilization, ensure the Chamber has the capacity to execute regional economic development priorities.
• Become deeply engaged in the community and region through active participation with private, public, and educational sectors to influence direction and align stakeholders around shared growth goals.
• Work with the Board to ensure that organizational structure aligns with strategic priorities, including economic development, workforce, and investor engagement.
• Lead the senior management team to ensure:
  • Talent development and performance management systems support strategic goals
  • Continuous organizational improvement
  • A strong, data-driven focus on stakeholder (“customer”) needs

• Provide day-to-day leadership to senior management team and ensure effective systems, policies, and procedures are in place to develop and implement programs that address identified community and economic needs; measure and report outcomes using defined KPIs
• Administer Chamber operations within budget and ensure strong financial oversight, reporting, and annual audits
• Develop and propose to the Board an operating budget aligned with strategic priorities and economic development goals
• Work with Board of Directors committees, i.e., Compensation Committee and Governance Committee (and other committees as needed)
• Coordinate with Board leadership on positions related to public policy and economic priorities
• Ensure effective volunteer engagement to support Chamber priorities
• Maintain facilities and operations that reflect a professional and welcoming environment
• Expand and diversify non-membership revenue streams, including major investor campaigns

• Lead and execute a comprehensive regional economic development strategy…