Charles Wood

Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce

Vice President - Economic Development

Charles Wood currently serves as Vice President of Economic Development for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the Chattanooga Chamber, Charles held economic development positions in Pensacola, Florida, College Station, Texas and Mobile, Alabama. During his more than 20 year career in economic development Charles has led marketing, recruitment and expansion efforts resulting in thousands of jobs created by dozens of companies including Hewlett Packard, Mellon Financial, and Volkswagen. He also led the creation of two business incubators, a multi-state entrepreneurial network and the Greater Chattanooga Economic Partnership, a tri-state regional marketing organization.

Charles holds a Masters Degree in Economic Development from the University of Southern Mississippi, completed Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and holds the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from the International Economic Development Council. He serves on the editorial board of IEDC’s Economic Development Journal and the board of the Southern Economic Development Council and is a member of Rotary. Charles and his wife Angie have one grown son and live in downtown Chattanooga. In his spare time he crews on sailboats, cooks Cajun food and can be found at his son’s coffee shop on the Northshore.

Charles Wood

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Building Social Impact Into Your Business

green|spaces 63 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN 37408

in-person Panel Sustainability

Charles Wood

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