150-year-old Denver Chamber blossoms under first female leader

Kelly Brough serves as point person for 3,000 business membership

Eric Peterson //May 22, 2017//

150-year-old Denver Chamber blossoms under first female leader

Kelly Brough serves as point person for 3,000 business membership

Eric Peterson //May 22, 2017//

KELLY BROUGH, 53

President and CEO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

Brough has lent her strong and thoughtful voice to Denver's business community as the head of the chamber since 2009. The point person for a membership of more than 3,000 businesses in the metro area, she's overseen the organization during one of the biggest booms in Denver history.

Formerly John Hickenlooper's chief of staff when he served as the city's mayor, Brough is known as a convener and collaborator, critical for a role that requires balancing the needs of the chamber's disparate membership.

As the organization celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017, her priorities include fostering education and affordable housing for the local work force, building a culture of health and wellness, and catalyzing investment in transportation infrastructure.