Chamber Names New President and CEO
Amazing New Leadership Committed to Building More Resilient Economy
Columbus, GA ––The Greater Columbus, GA Chamber of Commerce announced the new
Chamber President and CEO, Jerald Mitchell at a news conference today, Thursday, June
25, 2020 at the PowerHouse in Uptown Columbus.
Mitchell comes to the Columbus Chamber from Atlanta, where he’s the Vice President of
Economic Development for the Atlanta Beltline Inc. (ABI) The Atlanta Beltline is a
development corporation for one of the largest [$4.5 billion] redevelopment projects in the
U.S.
“Jerald has a unique combination of leadership skills that will be immeasurably valuable to
the Chamber and our entire region,” said Chamber Board Chair Pace Halter, President and
COO of the Real Estate Division of the W.C. Bradley Co. “His strategic thinking and
visionary outlook will allow Columbus to both build upon past achievements and take our
region to amazing new heights.
As President and CEO of the Greater Columbus, GA Chamber, Mitchell will be the leader in
developing and advancing both the Chamber and Columbus 2025 (the region’s strategic plan).
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Greater Columbus Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
1200 6th Avenue | PO Box 1200
Columbus, GA 31902-1200
706-327-1566 | Fax: 706-327-7512
www.columbusgachamber.com
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After completing some projects at the ABI, Mitchell will officially begin work on September
1, 2020.
In partnership with our entire region and state, we are looking
forward to the progress our community will make under Jerald’s leadership.”