Harvey Schmitt has been president of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce since February 1994.
He is a graduate of Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa. He is also a graduate of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management and the Academy for Advanced Management at the University of Notre Dame.
Prior to joining the Raleigh Chamber, his 40-year career included chamber leadership positions in Dubuque (IA) Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville (FL) Chamber of Commerce, Greenville (SC) Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Tampa (FL) Chamber of Commerce.
He is a former member of the boards of the, Southern Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Florida Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, and former president of the Iowa Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and South Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
He has served as Chairman of the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Association (ACCE) in 1995-’96. He is a Past Chairman of the ACCE Trustees (1996-2004), a group that manages a national retirement and trust for chamber professionals. He currently serves on the US Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100.
He received the Chairman's Leadership Award in 1987 from ACCE and was named Executive of the Year by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Executives in 1987. He earned his Certified Chamber of Commerce designation in 1984.
Time:07-16-2012
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