Joshua Gunn appointed president and CEO of Greater Memphis Chamber

Gunn previously worked in economic development and helped recruit AbbVie’s planned $1.4 billion advanced biomanufacturing facility to Durham. The project is expected to create 734 permanent life-sciences jobs and generate an estimated $8 billion in economic impact. In Memphis, Gunn is expected to influence business recruitment, investment, and entrepreneurship initiatives through the region’s principal business organization.

• black executives
• economic development
• memphis
• hbcus