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December 16, 2024 | Tom Ballard

TN Chamber names a new President and Chief Executive Officer

Josh Brown, a longtime executive with Pfizer, is filling the role that also includes the TN Manufacturers Association.

A former Chair of the Life Science Tennessee Board of Directors has been named as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Tennessee
Manufacturers Association.

Josh Brown, a lifelong Tennessean, brings more than 25 years of experience in government, corporate, and association leadership. He has an extensive background in corporate government relations, including more than a decade at Pfizer, where he rose to the role of Vice President of U.S. Government Relations. In that position, Brown managed teams of government relations professionals, led federal and state advocacy efforts, and built coalitions with
policymakers, trade associations and key third-party organizations.

His leadership included serving as Chair of the State Section for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and as a member of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s State Government Relations Committee.

Brown has also served on the Boards of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council of Alabama. He’s also served as Board President for Nashville-based Youth Encouragement Services, a non-profit organization serving inner-city youth.



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