Bruce Bustamante is the President and CEO of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and has lived and worked in Anchorage for over 28 years.

Previously, he was Vice President of Community and Public Affairs for Princess Cruises where he served for 8 years. Prior to that Bruce was President and CEO of the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau, now known as Visit Anchorage, where he served in that capacity for seven years.

Bruce worked for Alaska Airlines for 17 years and lived and worked in Seattle, Tucson, and Los Angeles before moving to Alaska as Regional Sales Director where he managed three sales offices in Alaska from 1992 - 2000.

Bruce has served as chair of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. He continues to serve on the Alaska Department of Labor’s Workforce Investment Board, Anchorage Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors and is chair of the University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellors Advisory Board.

Bruce holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Alaska Anchorage.