Cambridge Chamber of Commerce

Greg Durocher – BIO

In his twenty-fourth year as President and CEO of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Greg has had extensive service to his community.

During his time on Cambridge City Council, Greg chaired numerous committees, and for 9 of the 10 years on Council chaired the City’s Budget Task Force Committee. Greg led Cambridge to 9 consecutive budgets of zero increase in taxes, his first official motion on Council was a 1% decrease in municipal property tax for the 1992 budget year. As a member of City Council, Greg brought forward new concepts in private/public partnerships like the Ice Park, YMCA/City Pool Partnership and developed the Core Area Patrol Program in partnership with the Business Improvement Areas.

He has served on the Executive Board of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, a global organization, as their International Chamber Executive responsible for international development of Chamber Professionals.

Greg is also on the Board of Directors of Drayton Entertainment, Competition Judge for the World Chambers Congress and International Chamber of Commerce, and was a Member of the Major Cities Council of ACCE North America until July 2024.

In 2014 Greg was named Chamber Executive of the Year for Canada by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Executives Association. Greg was also a contributor to a Global Chamber paper called “Chamber 2025” a look to the future on what’s in store for business and Chambers.

In 2023, Greg received the James Gordon Carnegie Memorial Award for his leadership in the business community by the Chamber Executives of Ontario (CEO) Association.