James C. Dinegar

Former President and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade

Jim Dinegar directs the Center for Business at American University’s Kogod School of Business in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he undertakes initiatives, research, and programming to better connect the Business School to the Greater Washington business community. Prior to joining American University, Jim was President and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade from 2006 – 2017.  From 2000-2006, Jim was the Chief Operating Officer for the 81,000 member American Institute of Architects.