President & CEO


Christy GillenwaterChristy Gillenwater
President & CEO

Christy became the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber on January 5, 2023.

Christy previously served as President & CEO of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, and prior to that, President & CEO of the Southwest Indiana Chamber and President & CEO of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce in Indiana.

Christy was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Ball State University. In 2012, Christy was named a Certified Chamber Executive (CCE), the only national certification for chamber professionals.

Christy led two chambers – the Southwest Indiana Chamber and the Greater Bloomington Chamber – to win the National Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives as well as the Indiana Chamber of the Year by the Indiana Chamber Executives Association. In 2017, the Indiana Chamber Executives Association recognized her as Executive of the Year.

She is a graduate of:

  • Leadership Tennessee (Class VII)
  • Young American Leaders Program through Harvard Business School
  • Institute for Organizational Management
  • Economic Development Institute Indiana Economic Development Academy
  • Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series


Christy is involved in these organizations, serving in these roles:

Member

  • Chair-Elect: Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Board of Directors
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 (CCC100)
  • Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy National Advisory Council
  • Chattanooga Tourism Company Board of Directors
  • Chattanooga 2.0
  • Hamilton County Schools Foundation Board of Directors
  • Erlanger Hospital Foundation Board of Directors
  • The Enterprise Center Board of Directors


Christy and her husband, Brad, have four children: Jordan, Blake, Thomas and Joshua.