Top U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbyist Bruce Josten will step down at the end of the year, the business group announced Monday.
Thomas Donohue, the Chamber’s president and CEO, said it would be “hard to imagine the Chamber without him.”
“This early announcement reflects Bruce’s commitment to a smooth transition, which will occur as we plan to engage with a new administration and a new Congress,” Donohue said. “Bruce is a giant in our profession both in terms of his accomplishments on behalf of the business community and the mentorship he has provided to so many at the Chamber and across Washington.”
Josten, officially the executive vice president for government affairs, has been at the Chamber for 42 years and has headed its lobbying for 22.
Josten lobbied for the Chamber’s priorities on Capitol Hill and at the White House, and represented the group to the media.
In recent years, he has publicly made the case for reforming the government’s retirement, healthcare and other entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare.
The Chamber did not say who might replace Josten.
