Suzanne P. Clark is an American business executive. Since March 2021, she has been the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,[1] the first woman to hold that office. She was previously the chief operating officer and senior executive vice president for the group.[2] Prior to this she was president of National Journal Group (now Atlantic Media), and founded the Potomac Research Group.
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Education | Georgetown University (BA, MBA) |
Occupation(s) | President and CEO of the United States Chamber of Commerce |
Clark sits on the corporate boards of TransUnion and AGCO, and the board of the Economic Club of Washington.[3][4][5]
Education
editClark earned her undergraduate and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Georgetown University.[6]
Career
editFrom 2007 to 2010, Clark was president of the National Journal Group, an arm of the Atlantic Media Company.[7][8][9]
In 2012, she acquired the Potomac Research Group before returning to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2014.[10]
Clark was appointed to the boards of AGCO and Transunion in 2017.[3][5] In 2020, The National Association of Corporate Directors named Clark an honoree of its Directorship 100, an annual list of the leading corporate directors.[11]
Clark serves as a board member of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. and the So Others Might Eat foundation.[12][4]
Clark is also the former president of the International Women's Forum's Washington chapter.[13]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
editClark's career with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce began in 1997, when she took a position as a top aide to CEO Tom J. Donohue. Between 1997 and 2007, Clark held multiple senior positions within the organization, ultimately serving as chief operating officer.[4][14]
In 2014, Clark was named senior executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber,[15][16] serving until her 2019. In June 2019, she was appointed as president of the Chamber, becoming the first female president in the institution's 107-year history.[2][7][14][4] In March 2021, Clark succeeded Donohue's 24-year tenure as CEO of the Chamber.[17][18]
References
edit- ^ Mullins, Brody (2021-02-06). "U.S. Chamber's Thomas Donohue to Step Down in Favor of Suzanne Clark". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b "Suzanne P Clark, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b "AGCO makes new board appointment | World-grain.com | May 01, 2017 13:39". www.world-grain.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Board of Directors | The Economic Club of Washington D.C." www.economicclub.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b TransUnion (2017-06-12). "TransUnion Appoints Suzanne P. Clark and Thomas L. Monahan to its Board of Directors". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Suzanne Clark". U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b Gangitano, Alex (2019-06-05). "Chamber of Commerce top aide takes over as president". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Atlantic's Bradley: I will 'devote my time to media alone' - - POLITICO.com". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Printable". adage.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Karaian, Jason; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (10 February 2021). "The Issues With SPACs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "TransUnion Director Suzanne Clark Named 2020 NACD Directorship 100 Honoree". TransUnion Director Suzanne Clark Named 2020 NACD Directorship 100 Honoree. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Leadership :: So Others Might Eat". www.some.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "AGCO Appoints Suzanne Clark to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b Hohmann, James; Hamburger, Tom. "Chamber announces Clark as new president; Donohue to remain as CEO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Staff, Edit (2010-01-13). "Atlantic Media's Bradley Hands Stake In Research Firm To National Journal's Clark". gigaom.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "LEADERS Interview with Suzanne Clark, President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce". www.leadersmag.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Treene, Hans Nichols,Alayna (5 February 2021). "Scoop: Thomas Donohue to leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce". Axios. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hirsch, Lauren (2021-02-09). "U.S. Chamber of Commerce Names Its First New Leader in 24 Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-10.