Experienced leadership for international markets.
The U.S. MENA Chamber of Commerce is led by globally positioned executives, advisors, and specialists with proven experience across international business, market development, digital trade, technology, and institutional engagement.
Executive Experience
Decades of proven international business leadership.
The Chamber’s leadership brings decades of international executive experience across global commerce, entrepreneurship, digital trade, market development, technology, and institutional engagement.
Our leadership is globally positioned and includes experience recognized through U.S. Government award recognition for international business, supporting the Chamber’s mission to advance credible commercial engagement between the United States and the MENA region.
Executive Leadership
Proven leaders with demonstrated results in global commerce and international markets.
The Chamber’s executive leadership brings practical experience building, operating, advising, and supporting organizations across international markets. This leadership foundation is built on demonstrated execution, cross-border commercial judgment, global market development, operational expertise, and the ability to move from strategy to measurable results.
Richard Russell
Chairman & CEO
Founder and international business executive with demonstrated global market experience, U.S. Government award recognition for international business, and a proven record building export-driven commercial platforms across international markets.
Allyson McKithen
Director – North Africa
Executive Director of the World Trade Center Washington, DC, bringing institutional experience, diplomatic fluency, international programming leadership, and trade-facing engagement to the Chamber’s North Africa mandate.
Ben
Chief Technology Officer
Leading the Chamber’s technology direction, digital infrastructure, member access systems, platform development, and technology-enabled services designed to support a scalable international Chamber platform.
Board of Advisors
Strategic guidance from leaders across business, trade, markets, and institutional engagement.
The Chamber’s Board of Advisors is being developed as a senior advisory network to support the Chamber’s 20-market mandate and long-term U.S.-MENA commercial platform.
Engage The Chamber
Connect with Chamber leadership.
For membership, partnerships, advisory engagement, market intelligence, or institutional collaboration, contact the U.S. MENA Chamber of Commerce.