Advocacy. Connection. Education.

ADVISORY BOARD

Guiding the direction and work of the GAACC takes a lot of talent. Our Advisory Board brings that talent and mixes it with dedication, experience, and leadership to grow our community’s impact across Central Texas and the globe.

The GAACC Advisory Board meets once or twice each year in a social setting to discuss the Chamber’s work and goals. Advisory Board members are selected from among the most dynamic and talented civic and business leaders across Greater Austin. They support the Chamber’s work by helping to create connections, providing expert advice, and ensuring a diverse community of voices is part of every critical conversation.

ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRS

Ali Khataw

CHAIR

President & CEO

Encotech Engineering

Ying McGuire

CO-CHAIR

President & CEO

National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)

Robert Lee

CO-CHAIR

Founder

Pearlstone Partners

ADVISORY BOARD members

Anbu Anbarasu

Managing Partner
Retex Investments

Angelos Angelou

Principal Executive Officer
Angelou Economics

Tamara Atkinson

CEO
Workforce Solutions, Capital Area

Bradley Compere

CEO & President
Capstone Title

Geoffrey Connor

Former TX Secretary of State
Attorney, Consultant

Jimmy Ferguson

Chairman
APIA Chamber

David Firestein

President & CEO (US-China)
George H.W. Bush Foundation

Mojdeh Gharbi

Co-Owner
Certain Affinity

Michele Glaze

Community Affairs Director
Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Larry Graham

Community Relations Manager
Texas Gas Service

Jeff Hahn

Principal
Hahn Public

Debbie Hiott

General Manager
KUT Public Media

Daniel Hodges

Market President
Spirit of Texas Bank

Mitch Jacobson

Executive Director
Innovation & Entrepreneur UT

Brandon Janes

Partner
Jackson Walker LLP

Samson Jesudass

Chief Clinical Officer
Ascension

Richard Jung

Director, Admin. Law & Regulatory Compliance
Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Paul Kim

CEO
ATX Environmental Solutions

Lee Leffingwell

Former Mayor
City of Austin

Rudy Metayer

Council Member
City of Pflugerville

Viviene Ngo

Commercial Real Estate Manager
Jefferson Bank

Anna Panossian

Major Events Finance Officer Circuit of the Americas

Colin Pope

Editor
Austin Business Journal

Dr. Richard Rhodes

President
Austin Community College

Eddie Rodriguez

Representative
Texas House

Miguel Romano

President
Ascension Texas Foundation

Jeff Vice

Director, Local Govt Issues
Austin Energy

Byron Wilkinson

President and General Manager
KVUE