The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of a broad spectrum of organizations across the private, non-profit, academic and public sector, including the business community, job creators, and innovators in the Los Angeles region. Our mission, we design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that is inclusive and globally competitive. As the oldest and largest business association in the region, the Chamber has a long standing history of convening business leaders, communities, and policy makers to promote a vibrant economy.
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce serves a diverse membership of businesses of every size, from nearly every industry, in every community across Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce represents:
And, each year we deliver:
Accreditation with the United States Chamber of Commerce is the only program of its kind that defines excellence in chamber planning and recognizes chambers for outstanding contributions toward positive change in their communities.
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce has championed the needs of the business community and the citizens it serves through a period of raw, brilliant boosterism to a continuing era of sophisticated national influence. In 1888, the founding members of the Chamber created the organization to function as a vehicle to attract new business to California.
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce's Board of Governors is the principal governing body of the organization. The board’s membership is diverse, with more than 160 corporate and small business leaders serving on the board. Board members determine the Chamber’s policy positions on business issues and advise the Chamber on strategies and policies.
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce gratefully acknowledges the support of our largest member investors, the Diamond Investors, for their help in fulfilling the Chamber's mission.
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