The Honorable Vincent Bernard Orange, Sr.

The Honorable Vincent Bernard Orange, Sr. served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce from August 15, 2016 to June 30, 2020. 

In 2017, Vincent Orange was appointed to the Metro Cities Council of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. 

In 2018, he was appointed to the United States Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 Chief Executive Officers. 

In 2019, Vincent Orange was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. During Vincent Orange’s tenure, the DC Chamber moved from being ranked fifth by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) to second amongst the top twenty-five Chambers in the Washington Metropolitan Area. For the first time in six years, the DC Chamber produced revenue exceeding three million dollars for the calendar year 2019 which should propel the DC Chamber to the number one ranking in the Washington Metropolitan Area by the WBJ. Prior to Mr. Orange joining the DC Chamber of Commerce, he was an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia having won a special election on April 26, 2011. 

He was re-elected to a four- year term on November 4, 2012 and served as the chairman of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs. 

From 1999 to 2007, Vincent Orange, Sr. served two-terms as the Ward Five Council member. 

From 2001 to 2007, he served as chairman of the Committee on Government Operations with oversight over twenty-three agencies including the Office of the Mayor, City Administrator, Inspector General, Chief Technology Officer and Contracts and Procurement. He also served as co-chair of the Committee on Special Education. Vincent Orange’s accomplishments include championing the passage of the 2016 emergency legislation to implement a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour for District workers, the living wage of $13.60 per hour, the ...Read more


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