President and CEO
- A torchbearer for the business community, Glenn Hamer has a proven track record of success in the public policy arena. During the 87th & 88th Texas Legislative sessions, Glenn led the TAB team to achieve numerous policy wins, including new economic incentives, community college finance reform, the establishment of business courts, regulatory consistency, and historic property tax relief. On his second day on the job, he testified before the legislature and made meaningful contributions to the passage of top legislative priorities for the business community, including broadband expansion, “Keep Texas Trucking,” pandemic liability protections, and preventing astronomical increases in Unemployment Insurance.
- Under Glenn’s leadership, TAB launched an international relations division focused on furthering the Texas-Mexico relationship, as well as a litigation arm – the Texas Freedom Litigation Center. Glenn has made it his mission to meet with more chambers of commerce than anyone on the planet. He connects businesses, small and large, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to protect Texas’ pro-business climate.
- Glenn came to TAB after 14 years as CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, where he played a central role in major tax, education, legal, and healthcare victories. He was at the forefront of the business community’s advocacy for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Glenn is a highly regarded international issues expert and has joined governors, mayors, and the U.S. Chamber on trade missions to China, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Israel, and the United Kingdom. Recognizing the global race for talent to keep our economy strong, Glenn is also a respected champion of immigration reform.
- Glenn is proud to serve on the board of Texas BASIS, as Secretary for the American Society of Mexico, and as Treasurer of the National Immigration Forum. He is also a member of the U.S. District Export Council for Central Texas. Glenn has served as the past Chair of the U.S. Chamber's Committee of 100 (CCC100) and is currently on its Board of Directors.
- Glenn has also served as Chief of Staff to Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon, Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party, Legislative Assistant to Sen. Jon Kyl, and Executive Director of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
- A graduate of Cornell University and Arizona State University's College of Law, Glenn is married with three daughters, all of whom exhibit a strong entrepreneurial spirit. His wife, Tali, is quadrilingual, and their daughters are bilingual in English and Hebrew.