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As CEO and president of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, James Rooney has witnessed significant shifts in Boston’s business community, and the chamber, over the past decade.

Biotech is now a leading industry. AI is becoming the default technology application for many organizations. And the chamber’s board and staff are more diverse.

The Chamber’s board decided that “Before we talk about others in their corporate boards diversifying, we have to look at ourselves. So in 2016, we set goals,” Rooney said. The board has met its goal for gender diversity and is close to reaching the benchmark for racial diversity. “When we look at the staff, it’s 73% women and 40% people of color, and I think we’re doing a great job.”

Tune in to this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast to learn more about:

A top challenge many Chamber members are confronting (13:00)
The three levels of leadership, defined by Rooney (19:14)
What’s on his bucket list (21:07)
A Boston organization to watch (25:03)

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