Powering Fort Worth's Future with Steve Montgomery

About this episode

Steve Montgomery discusses his role as President and CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and insights on local business and economic development.

As President and CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce — the leading voice of the business community in the fastest-growing city in the nation — Steve keeps his finger on the pulse of local business and would bring valuable insights to your audience. Through leadership, engagement, and advocacy, the Chamber brings the people of Fort Worth together to identify issues, solve problems, and align resources resulting in a stronger business climate and greater economic prosperity for all. Steve helms these initiatives for the Chamber’s more than 1,300 member businesses. Steve brings more than 30 years of public and private sector experience in the areas of executive leadership, public affairs, and strategic communications. Prior to the Chamber, he not only worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and in the state capitol in Austin, but he also helped build and lead a successful healthcare information technology firm. Steve received his BA in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and his MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington — and has spent much of his career as a policy advocate in the healthcare, energy, transportation, and economic development sectors…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Kwedar Cockerell

Guest: Steve Montgomery

Topics covered

• business leadership
• economic development
• local advocacy
• entrepreneurship
• community engagement

Keywords

• Fort Worth
• Chamber of Commerce
• business community
• economic prosperity
• leadership
• advocacy
• public affairs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Arlington, healthcare information technology firm, energy, transportation, economic development

Places: Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Austin

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