U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors: Chairman, Members, Senior Counsel
Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO
John Ruan III, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Edward B. Rust Jr., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Thomas D. Bell Jr., Immediate Past Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Steve Van Andel, Treasurer
The Board of Directors is the principal governing and policymaking body of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The board's membership is as diverse as the nation's business community itself, with more than 100 corporate and small business leaders serving from all sectors and sizes of business, and from all regions of the country.
Directors determine the U.S. Chamber's policy positions on business issues and advise the U.S. Chamber on appropriate strategies to pursue. Through their participation in meetings and activities held across the nation, Directors help implement and promote U.S. Chamber policies and objectives.