Speaker Bio

Jeremy Arthur

A fifth-generation Alabamian, Jeremy Arthur’s commitment to leadership and service to his community, state, and beyond is well documented. Currently, Jeremy serves as the executive director of the Government & Economic Development Institute at Auburn University. He serves as the chief administrative executive responsible for the total operations of the organization that provides guidance, training, professional development, leadership, community development, research, and civic engagement endeavors across the State of Alabama.

The list of national, statewide, regional, and local organizations he has chaired or serves briefly includes his local hospital board, his local Rotary, numerous academic and advancement efforts at Auburn University, Voices for Alabama’s Children, Main Street Alabama, the Alabama Small Business Commission, the Ending Childhood Hunger in Alabama Task Force, Alabama Communities of Excellence and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board of Trustees and Committee of 100.  Jeremy also holds the Certified Chamber of Commerce Executive (CCE) designation which is held by less than 4% of chamber executives nationally.