About us

The Salt Lake Chamber serves as Utah’s premier business leader by supporting statewide prosperity. Established in 1887, the Chamber is Utah’s largest and longest-serving business association and exists to keep Utah prosperous through economic and civic progress. We promote a positive economic climate through member services and business advocacy.

Our Vision – Serve as Utah’s premier business leader by supporting statewide prosperity.

Our Mission – We stand as the voice of business, support our members’ success, and champion community prosperity.

Committable Core Values

  • Member Centered – We exist to serve our members.
  • Community Focused – We contribute to a flourishing community where all have opportunity to thrive.
  • Common Ground – We serve as a trusted information source and convener of collaborative community partners.
  • Free Enterprise – We extol and support the virtues of America’s free enterprise system.
  • Corporate Citizenship – We cultivate businesses as creators and stewards of the economic ecosystem.
Almost without exception every major event and accomplishment in Salt Lake for the last 100 years has felt the influence of the Salt Lake Chamber… Only the Chamber can stand up for the broad based needs of the business community. Only the Chamber can give legitimate claim to the title “The Voice of Business.”
Common Ground, 100 Years of the Salt Lake Chamber

President & CEO

Derek Miller, Salt Lake Chamber

Chair of the Board

Gary Hoogeveen, Sr. VP & Chief Commercial Officer, Rocky Mountain Power

Vice Chair of the Board

Nathan Callister, Market Executive, Utah Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo

Past Chair of the Board

Dr. Donna L. Milavetz, Executive Medical Director, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of business people dedicated to leadership that is pivotal to Utah’s long-term success. The Board is committed to continuing the Chamber’s tradition of initiatives, programs and events that have a positive, long-lasting impact on our community.

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is a broad group of individuals who represent businesses across the state, with a goal to continually advance and shape policies that impact the State’s long-term prosperity.

Chamber Team

The Salt Lake Chamber employs a professional staff of approximately 35+ people. The staff makeup includes an executive team, directors, managers, administrative staff and support for the affiliated organizations. They are responsible for member services, events, business development, programs, public policy, training, accounting and communication/marketing.

Get Involved

Connect with some of the region’s top business leaders at Chamber networking events, learn about trends and best practices to grow your business through educational programs and webinars. Executives collaborate with other leaders to help shape Utah’s business landscape and the Chamber’s agenda by engaging with our programs and forums.

The Salt Lake Chamber is recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a five-star accredited chamber for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures and positive impact on the community. Of the approximately 7,000 chambers of commerce throughout the country, only 190 are recognized as accredited. Being designated with five stars is the highest level of accreditation afforded to a chamber of commerce, and the Salt Lake Chamber is the only chamber in Utah to carry this designation.