Ryan W. Simons has served as President of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce since May, 2013. As President, he is the chief executive officer and primary spokesman for a membership organization with over 500 member businesses, individuals, government entities, and non-profit organizations. Additionally, his is the founding Executive Director of the Chamber’s charitable arm, the Wilson Commerce Foundation. He holds an MBA from the University of Maryland, University College, and a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from East Carolina University. He is a graduate of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Institute for Organizational Management at the University
of Georgia.