Amy Buckmaster

President & Chief Executive Officer, Chamber San Mateo County

For the past 11 years, Amy Buckmaster has served as President & CEO of Chamber San Mateo County, the first woman to lead the organization in its over 100 year history. The Chamber is one of the leading advocacy organizations in California, championing businesses of all sizes and industries. Serving more than 1,500 members in Redwood City, Belmont, San Carlos, Menlo Park and throughout San Mateo County, the Chamber, under Amy’s guidance, provides local and regional leadership on critical economic vitality issues such as education, housing, infrastructure, transportation, and economic development initiatives. Chamber San Mateo County is consistently ranked as one of the top chambers of commerce throughout the nine Bay Area counties by the San Francisco Business Times.

Amy is well known for being a champion of public/private partnerships and bringing stakeholders together to build consensus to identify common sense solutions to community problems. In addition to serving Chamber San Mateo County, she is also the Executive Director of the Redwood City Improvement Association, a community benefit district responsible for making decisions in the areas of public safety, beautification, economic development, maintenance, and promotions that are most beneficial for the community and its residents, while maintaining the culture and rarity of Redwood City’s downtown district.

Amy serves the local and regional community in several capacities, including as a member of the San Mateo County Events Center board of directors, San Mateo County Union Community Alliance Board, the City of San Carlos Downtown Advisory Committee, Bay Ferry 2050 Business and Community Advisory Group Member, BUILD Up for San Mateo County Children’s Advisory Group, Cañada College President’s Advisory Committee, and a member of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Redwood City Advisory Committee.

Recognized for her leadership and contributions to the San Mateo County, Amy was named 2013 Business Woman of the Year sponsored by United American Bank, one of the San Francisco Business Times’ Influential Women in 2016 and as the 2023 Person of the Year.

A proud San Mateo County native, Amy is a graduate of Notre Dame de Namur University, and resides in Redwood City.