The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is a not-for-profit business federation that advocates and provides services for 4,500 members in the Greater Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

 region.

Leadership

Roy H. Williams, President and CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

J. Larry Nichols, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman and CEO of Devon Energy Corp.

David Thompson, Chair-Elect & Vice Chair of Economic Development and President OPUBCO Communications Group

Carl E. Edwards, Treasurer & Vice Chair, Bioscience and Managing Partner of Price Edwards & Company

Fred J. Hall, Immediate Past Chairman and President of The Fred Jones Companies, Inc.

Dean Schirf, Corporate Secretary

History

The land run of 1889 settled the Oklahoma City area in a single day. Thousands of people staked claims in an area that a day earlier had only a railroad station and three buildings.

It didn't take long for leaders to begin organizing the city. The Board of Trade

Board of Trade

The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...

, the forerunner of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, was organized to promote the community.