Hope Kennedy

Hope Kennedy, President/CEO of the North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, since 2012, is a Florida Certified Chamber Professional. Under her leadership, the organization went through two chamber acquisitions, a name and brand change, and a rigorous certification process. She was named one of Tampa Bay's most influential businesspeople by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2017. The North Tampa Bay Chamber was recognized as Chamber of the Year by the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals in 2019;  received the received the prestigious Business of Pride Ally recognition from the Tampa Bay Business Journal; and was a finalist for National Chamber of the Year for 2022 and 2023. Kennedy sits on the Executive Committee for BayCare Hospital-Wesley Chapel and the board of Workforce Pasco Hernando. She holds an undergraduate degree in Business from Belhaven University and is an MBA Candidate at the University of Florida.