Randy Gordon - LB Chamber of Commerce - Long Beach Update - July 12, 2013

Randy Gordon

President / CEO

Long Beach Chamber of Commerce

Randy Gordon will be speaking to us about the current state of affairs in the City of Long Beach.   This will be a great way to stay abreast of issues, policies and developing situations effecting the Long Beach.

Please join us this Friday, July 12th 2013.

BIOGRAPHY

Randy Gordon was named President/CEO of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce in April 1994.  As President and CEO, Gordon is responsible for providing the leadership, direction and administration for all aspects of the Chamber’s activities.  The Long Beach Chamber is a membership organization of over 1,000 businesses committed to continual improvement of the community, economy and the quality of life in the greater Long Beach region.  Prior to his position at Long Beach, he was the CEO of the Covina Chamber for 12 years.

 Gordon is a past-Chairman of the Board for the Western Association Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.) and holds the distinction as an Accredited Chamber Executive (ACE).  He was the recipient of the W.A.C.E. Executive of the Year award in 1995, and the 2001 Russell E. Pettit Memorial “Excellence In Leadership” award.  He currently sits on the W.A.C.E. Foundation Board. Gordon is the Past President of Southern California Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.  He is a 1988 graduate of the U.S Chamber Western Institute for Organization Management at San Jose State University, former instructor at the Stanford Institute, a past member of the Board of Regents of Western Institute, a 1993 graduate from the U.S. Chamber’s Academy at Notre Dame and is currently a trustee for the National Board of the Institute.  He is a past Chairman of the California Chamber of Commerce Advisory Committee, served on the CA Chamber’s Board of Directors and is a member of the U.S. Chamber Committee of 100. He is also on the board of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives.

 Gordon is very involved in his community serving on numerous boards which currently includes; the YMCA, the California Conference for Equality and Justice, Board of Trustees for St. Mary Medical Center, the Long Beach City College Foundation Board of Governors, California State University of Long Beach Advisory Board for the School of Engineering, Chairman of the Miller Children’s Hospital Advisory Board and the Long Beach Grand Prix Board. He is the Treasurer of the new Long Beach Ronald McDonald House. This board raised over 6 million dollars in the building campaign.

 He is a 1995 graduate of Leadership Long Beach.  He is a past president of the 330 member Rotary Club of Long Beach and has 30 years of perfect attendance.

 Gordon enjoys donating his time to dozens of non-profit organizations as their auctioneer at their fundraising events each year in Long Beach.

 Personally, he is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton.  He lives with Nancy Becker and has two grown sons. He is a proud grandfather of four grandsons and 2 granddaughters ages 6,5,4,3,2 and 1.