Barry E. Johnson
President/CEO
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Barry E. Johnson became president and chief executive officer of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce on January 1, 2006 following 25 years in corporate communications leadership at AT&T. While at AT&T, he served as chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber and one of the leading volunteer fundraisers for the Chamber.

Among his career achievements at AT&T, Barry orchestrated breakthrough corporate advertising programs targeted to Hispanic and Black customers in the Midwest. He produced award-winning results as the southeastern U.S. regional director of marketing communications for AT&T’s voice and data products. Barry helped launch the company’s regional headquarters in Coral Gables for Caribbean, Latin American and Sub-Sahara African markets. As vice-president-corporate affairs for AT&T’s Florida operations he established national benchmarks for local branding, public relations, media relations and community engagement initiatives.

Barry has managed advertising agencies, lobbyists and public relations firms and has guided more than $30 million in philanthropic programming for the AT&T Foundation in Florida. He has directed grassroots/grasstops public policy programs that achieved success on local issues, as well as state and federal legislation. Prior to joining AT&T, Barry anchored, reported and produced radio and television news for several ABC and Mutual Broadcasting affiliated stations.

Barry has been active in the south Florida community for over 20 years. In addition to serving as chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber during his AT&T career, he has been chairman of the Economic Development Council of South Miami-Dade County and co-chairman with the Mayor of Miami-Dade County of the community’s long-term economic development plan, One Community, One Goal. He has served on the Board of Directors of Take Stock In Children, SER Jobs for Progress, Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet, National Federation for Advancement in Arts, Citizen’s Board of the University of Miami, South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Concert Association of Florida, Council of 100 of Florida International University, Florida Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Miami-Dade County, Zoological Society of Florida and the American Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys. He has served on the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee and is a lifetime member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

Barry is a member of the Orange Bowl Committee, the Homestead-Miami Speedway Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the Beacon Council, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Florida International University Metropolitan Center and the Economic Development Council of South Miami-Dade County and Florida Association of Chamber Professionals.

A graduate of Missouri State University, Barry is the recipient of the Americanism Award of the Anti-Defamation League and the Silver Beaver from the Boy Scouts of America. He was chosen as Up and Comer of the Year by Miami Magazine and Price Waterhouse Coopers. He is a former chapter president of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Barry and his wife, Catherine, have two children.