Who runs Global Chamber

A small team — and you can reach every one of them.

Global Chamber is not run by account managers working a queue. It is run by operators who have taken businesses into markets they did not know, and who still answer their own email. When you need an introduction on the other side of the world, these are the people who go and make it.

Why it matters to you

What a headquarters this small is for.

What they actually do

Your market entry is somebody’s job here.

Tell the team where you are trying to grow and who you need to meet there. They work the network — chapters, executive directors, the regional desks — until a name comes back. That is the product, not a service level around it.

How you reach them

There is no gatekeeper.

No support tiers, no case numbers, no waiting to be routed to the right department. Members deal directly with the people on this page and with the leaders running their own region.

Why it is this small

A short chain of command travels further.

Global Chamber is deliberately lean at the centre and wide at the edge: one membership covering 605+ metros, and a headquarters small enough that nothing needs three approvals before someone picks up the phone.

Headquarters

Who you will be dealing with.

The people leading Global Chamber’s work worldwide. Their own careers are the reason the introductions land.

Doug Bruhnke

Doug Bruhnke

Founder and CEO, Global Chamber®

Phoenix

Doug Bruhnke is founder and CEO of Global Chamber®. He's an entrepreneur, mentor and global connector focused on supporting Global Chamber® members to gain new clients, and enter into new markets.

César Trabanco

César Trabanco

Senior Vice President and Managing Partner, Global Chamber®

Puerto Rico

César is Senior Vice President and Managing Partner at Global Chamber®, where he has been instrumental for nearly a decade in expanding the organization’s reach and impact worldwide. With a career spanning international trade, services, and global business development, Cesar brings over a decade of expertise in administration, operations, customer relationship management, project management, and leadership. His work consistently bridges multilingual and multicultural environments, fostering collaboration across diverse industries and regions.

Jemima Escultura

Jemima Escultura

Membership Director, Global Chamber®️

Jemima (Jem) is Membership Director at Global Chamber®️, where she leads the planning and execution of member-driven initiatives that add value for their membership.

Lowell Opada

Lowell Opada

Marketing Manager, Global Chamber®

Lowell Opada is the Marketing Manager at Global Chamber®, leading global marketing initiatives that strengthen the organization’s brand presence and support membership growth across 605+ regions worldwide. He develops strategic campaigns, manages digital content and social media, and creates messaging that promotes Global Chamber’s mission of enabling business growth through trusted global connections.

Myla Catalan

Events and Engagement Manager

Yvonne Luker

Managing Director

Beyond headquarters

Most of the people who can help you do not work here.

Chapters are led by Executive Directors who live in the metros they run, and the regional desks group them so that every part of the world is somebody’s responsibility. They are the reason a headquarters this small can answer a question about a market it has never traded in.

Above the team

And a council setting the direction.

The Global Council is drawn from every region and led by two co-chairs. It decides where the network goes next, and it opens the doors that are too senior for any single chapter to open on its own.

Dr. Sanjeev Khagram

Dr. Sanjeev Khagram

Distinguished Research Scholar, Stanford University Hoover Institution

Dr. Sanjeev Khagram is Vice Chair of the Board at Altos Bank and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution (link). He's also the co-leader of the Global Chamber® Global Council, an advisory board of global leaders supporting the success of Global Chamber®. Dr. Khagram is a world-renowned scholar and practitioner in globalization, sustainable development, leadership, strategic management, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He has been a serial entrepreneur and investor across the private, governmental, and civic sectors.

Membership

You’re one connection away.

One membership, and the team above goes to work on the introduction you actually need.