Nicole Porter

Nicole Porter

• Vice President, Federation Relations and Coalition Partnerships, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Nicole Porter, vice president of Federation Relations and Coalition Partnerships at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leads outreach to grassroots stakeholders and a nationwide federation of chambers and trade associations to advance the business community’s advocacy priorities. 

Previously, Porter spent more than five years as vice president of Political Affairs at the U.S. Travel Association, where she led grassroots and political engagement programs supporting the organization’s advocacy agenda. She oversaw TravelPAC, the Travel Action Network, and signature initiatives, including Travel Works and Destination Capitol Hill. 

Before joining U.S. Travel, Porter spent nearly seven years at the National Retail Federation (NRF) as senior director of Political Affairs and Advocacy, leading advocacy and grassroots programs that advanced the retail industry’s public policy priorities and managing fundraising for NRF’s political programs. 

Earlier in her career, she spent more than a decade in campaign fundraising, working with candidates, political action committees, and federal and state campaigns nationwide.