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Suzanne P. Clark

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Suzanne Clark
EducationGeorgetown University (BA, MBA)
Occupation(s)President and CEO of the United States Chamber of Commerce

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.

Clark sits on the corporate boards of TransUnion and AGCO, and the board of the Economic Club of Washington.[3][4][5]

Education

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Clark earned her undergraduate and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Georgetown University.[6]

Career

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From 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

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Clark'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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Suzanne P Clark, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  3. ^ a b "AGCO makes new board appointment | World-grain.com | May 01, 2017 13:39". www.world-grain.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  4. ^ a b c d "Board of Directors | The Economic Club of Washington D.C." www.economicclub.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Suzanne Clark". U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  7. ^ a b Gangitano, Alex (2019-06-05). "Chamber of Commerce top aide takes over as president". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  8. ^ "Atlantic's Bradley: I will 'devote my time to media alone' - - POLITICO.com". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  9. ^ "Printable". adage.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  10. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Karaian, Jason; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (10 February 2021). "The Issues With SPACs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  11. ^ "TransUnion Director Suzanne Clark Named 2020 NACD Directorship 100 Honoree". TransUnion Director Suzanne Clark Named 2020 NACD Directorship 100 Honoree. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  12. ^ "Leadership :: So Others Might Eat". www.some.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  13. ^ "AGCO Appoints Suzanne Clark to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "LEADERS Interview with Suzanne Clark, President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce". www.leadersmag.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  17. ^ Treene, Hans Nichols,Alayna (5 February 2021). "Scoop: Thomas Donohue to leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce". Axios. Retrieved 2021-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ 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.