{"id":42470,"date":"2025-12-17T19:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=42470"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:23:26","slug":"chamber-announces-the-addition-of-6-new-members-to-the-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/press-release\/chamber-announces-the-addition-of-6-new-members-to-the-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Announces the Addition of 6 New Members to the Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<style> .banner:before {\r\n        background: linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,0.5),rgba(0,0,0,0.5)) !important;\r\n    }<\/style><div id=\"ra_id_1768418410\" class=\"banner  standard lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Policy-pages-3.png)\">\r\n        <div class=\"container  banner-container text-Center\">\r\n            <div class=\"row center-items\">\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-7\"  >\r\n                                            <!-- <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/p> -->\r\n                    \r\n                    <h1 class=\"underline-text white  required\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n                        Chamber Announces the Addition of 6 New Board Members                    <\/h1>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xyz\" tabindex=\"0\"><p><\/p><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"banner_event\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"banner-btn-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- <a href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"#\">External Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"#\">More<\/a> -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n    setTimeout(function () {\r\n        console.log('here');\r\n\t\t$('#_youtube-iframe-wrapper').show();\r\n\t}, 2000);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\r\n    .cta-btn-wrapper{margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:-10px;}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<section class=\"wysiwyg_block\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n            \r\n            <p>Press Release<\/p>\n<p>December 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact: Cbaines@bostonchamber.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Chamber Announces the Addition of 6 New Members to the Board of Directors<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Boston, MA \u2013 The Greater Boston Chamber\u00a0of\u00a0Commerce is pleased to announce the addition\u00a0of 6 new members\u00a0to the Chamber\u2019s\u00a0Board\u00a0of\u00a0Directors. On Thursday, December 11th, the Chamber\u00a0Board\u00a0of\u00a0Directors voted unanimously to elect the following members to the\u00a0Board:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><b>Chris Camacho<\/b>, SVP of Global Site Strategy, Axon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><b>Andrew Graff<\/b>, CEO, Allen &amp; Gerritsen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><b>John Killeen,<\/b>\u00a0CEO, Keolis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><b>Andrew Oliver<\/b>, Director &amp; Deputy General Counsel, Wayfair<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><b>Rhonda Pacheco<\/b>, President, US Business, Takeda<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\"><b>Eric Ward<\/b>, EVP Global Counsel, Natixis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt is a pleasure to welcome 6 new business and civic leaders to the Board of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. As we close 2025 and begin 2026, the Chamber Board continues to serve the region\u2019s leading business organization to create policy solutions and help the communities and businesses of Massachusetts reach success,\u201d said <b>Corey Thomas<\/b>, CEO\u00a0of Rapid7 and Chamber\u00a0Board\u00a0Chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to our new Chamber Board\u00a0members! With the addition of these new Board members, we are even more effective as we advance our public policy agenda to strengthen our region&#8217;s competitiveness,\u201d said <b>James E. Rooney<\/b>, President &amp; CEO\u00a0of\u00a0the Greater Boston Chamber\u00a0of\u00a0Commerce.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Greater Boston Chamber\u00a0of\u00a0Commerce<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Chamber is the convener, voice, and advocate\u00a0of\u00a0the region\u2019s business community, committed to making Greater Boston the best place for all businesses and all people to thrive. We help our members and Greater Boston succeed by convening and connecting the business community; researching, developing and advocating for public policies that contribute to our region\u2019s economic success; and providing comprehensive learning and development programs designed to grow strong business and civic leaders. 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