Greater boston chamber of commerce

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is a broad-based association representing 1,500 businesses of all sizes from all industries throughout Greater Boston. Since 1909, the Chamber’s programs and services have helped its members create organizational growth, build professional networks, and become engaged in our inclusive business community.
Programs and Services
The Chamber’s core offerings span strategic networking opportunities, business advocacy efforts, and a comprehensive leadership development initiative:
Networking
The Chamber hosts more than 100 annual events designed for members to connect with and learn from prominent business and political leaders. This includes large executive forums, events with government officials, exclusive briefings with local and national executives, a breakfast series for women professionals, small business workshops, and social networking sessions.
Business Advocacy
The Chamber acts as a voice of Greater Boston business on policy and legislative issues impacting the region’s economic climate and competitiveness. The Chamber’s advocacy program spans workforce development, health care reform, economic development, and other areas affecting the local business community.
Leadership
The Chamber’s leadership initiative cultivates growth among professionals at all career levels. Its three core programs - the Executive Leadership Institute, Boston’s Future Leaders, and the Women’s Leadership Program - are held in partnership with academic institutions across the region, including the MIT Sloan School of Management, Harvard Business School, and Simmons College. Additionally, the Chamber manages Chamber Intern Connect, an online portal for local employers to connect with and recruit college students across the area, through work-based internships.
Events
Regular Chamber events include the Annual Meeting, one of the largest gatherings of Boston’s business, government and nonprofit communities; monthly Government Affairs Forum; and frequent Innovation Forums, Executive Forums, and Women’s Network Breakfasts. Other annual events include the Pinnacle Awards, Ten Outstanding Young Leaders (TOYL) awards, Holiday Reception, and Summer Reception.
Members
The Chamber’s membership spans organizations of all sizes and industries throughout Greater Boston, including those in the financial services, health care, life sciences, technology, and innovation sectors - among others.
Business Advocacy
The Chamber actively advocates on behalf of local businesses to advance an agenda that seeks to improve the region’s business climate and competitiveness. The Chamber played a major role in recently adopted legislation on health care payment reform, community college reform, research & development funding, energy costs, economic development, and unemployment insurance.
History
The modern day Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce was created in June of 1909, the result of a merger between two major business groups. At that time, the Chamber was the largest civic organization in the United States, with significant influence on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill, which continues today.
The Boston Chamber was the first in the nation to elect a woman to its board of directors, and helped forge the infrastructure that transformed the local economy in the middle of the 20th century.
Leadership
The Chamber is led by Paul Guzzi, the organization’s president and chief executive officer, a position he has held since 1996.
Karen Kaplan, president of Hill Holliday, is the Chairman of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.

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