Message from our Chairman

Rod Howard,
Chairman of the Board
rhoward@synectic.us

 For our long time local businesses and their owners, we have concentrated on facilitating their success and being their collective voice for sensible policy and city support.

We are here to support the economic and civic principles of free enterprise, smart sustainable growth, positive profit, business retention, and equally, to provide local jobs and tax base for the economy overall. Your Berkeley Chamber is a certified Green Business, supporting efforts to increase the success of an emerging green economy.

The Chamber is engaged, working all on cylinders and enthusiastic in its role and partnerships within the city, supporting the kind of growth, innovation and creative capital that will create jobs for many sectors, ensure a strong, vibrant future for the people of Berkeley and the people who visit us. Welcome to the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce!