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The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, membership-driven organization comprised of 2,500 business enterprises, civic organizations, education institutions and individuals. Its mission is to provide leadership that will help create regional economic prosperity and success for its members in Central Texas.

The Chamber is as old as the Austin business community and as current as the newest start-up. It counts among its achievements most of the important infrastructure improvements in Austin, including the dams on the Colorado River, Mopac Expressway, Interstate 35, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and the Austin Convention Center.

Its industry recruiting efforts created the high-technology center called Silicon Hills. Successes include IBM, MCC, 3M, Motorola, Sematech, Advanced Micro Devices and many others.

The Chamber fulfills its mission in Central Texas by:

  • generating business opportunities
  • creating an environment for sustained prosperity
  • leading economic development efforts
  • providing an environment for networking

Michael W. Rollins, CCE, became President and CEO of the Greater Austin Chamber in 2002, after a successful career leading Chambers of Commerce in Nashville TN, Asheville NC, Columbia SC, Fredericksburg VA and Hickory NC. In Austin, Rollins initiated the Opportunity Austin economic development program, created stronger small business activities and helped the Chamber become a more effective advocate for business. In Nashville, Rollins led an $18 million organization serving 4,400 business members and developed economic and community development strategies that resulted in the attraction of more than 160 companies and the creation of approximately 190,000 new jobs. Since arriving in Austin, he has initiated a comprehensive economic study, started work on a Small Business Council and begun building a stronger voice for the business community with local government.