The Knoxville Chamber’s overall direction and policy stances are guided by our Board of Directors, chaired by Rob Stivers.
A member of the board leads each of the organization’s five councils: Business Climate, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Innovation, and Talent.
Market Executive, Regions Bank
Board Chair
President and CEO, PYA, P.C.
Chair Elect; Vice Chair, Innovation
Owner/Broker, Realty Executives- Nikitia Thompson Realty, LLC
Board Secretary
President & CEO, Apex Bank
Board Treasurer
Member, Bass Berry & Sims
General Counsel
CEO, Management Solutions, LLC
Vice Chair, Business Climate
President and CEO, Covenant Health
Vice Chair, Economic Development
President, Besco
Vice Chair, Infrastructure
Director, CGI
Vice Chair, Talent
President and CEO,
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Ex Officio - United Way of
Greater Knoxville
CEO, Realty Executives
Sr. Vice President, Director of HR,
Bush Brothers & Company
Director of Safety
Risk and Environments,
Clayton Homes
Vice President and
Director of Communications,
BarberMcMurry Architects
Executive Director, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
Ex Officio - Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
Investor & Commercial Realtor,
Heritage Realty
General Partner,Market Square Ventures
CFO/Co-Chief of Staff, Knox County Government
President, TCAT Knoxville
President and CEO, Muse Knoxville
Owner, Spray-Net Knoxville
President, Smart Views, LLC
Senior Vice President, Fiber &
Chief Technology Officer,Knoxville Utilities Board
Vice President of Learning & Development, Axle Logistics
CEO,
i-O Urology
Director of Partnerships
ORNL
CEO Emeritus, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
CFO, Tombras
CFO, Partners Development
CEO, PIER Group
Senior Vice President,
Business Planning & Execution,Pilot Company
Chief Development Officer,
East Tennessee Historical Society
Ex-Officio - Downtown Knoxville Alliance
Managing Partner,
One Knoxville SC
CEO & Partner, MoxCar Marketing + Communications
President/CEO,
Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc.
President, Magnolia Network,
Warner Bros. Discovery
Ex Officio - Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
CEO, Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic
CEO, Yee-Haw Brewing Company
Senior State Director,
Government & Community Relations,
TVA
Chief Operating Officer, City of Knoxville
Director of Government Sales, Expoquip, Inc.
President/CEO, Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor,
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer,
The University of Tennessee
Medical Center
President and CEO,
Knoxville Area Urban League
Ex-Officio - Knoxville Area Urban League
Design Director, Texas Instruments
Chairman,Stowers Machinery Corporation
President/CEO, Avero Advisors
Director of Operations,
Buckhead Construction Company
Ex Officio - Centro Hispano de East Tennessee
President/CEO, ORNL Federal Credit Union
CEO, The Wakefield Corporation
Vice President, External Affairs,
Pellissippi State Community College
President/CEO,
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
