Dottie Gallagher is President & CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the area’s regional chamber of commerce and privately-funded economic development organization. Partnership members employ more than a quarter of a million people in the Buffalo Niagara region.

Prior to joining the Partnership, Dottie was president & CEO of Visit Buffalo Niagara, the region’s tourism promotion bureau. She spent nearly 15 years with The Buffalo News and served as a member of their executive management team.

Dottie currently serves on the Boards of Buffalo Urban Development Corp, Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA), Visit Buffalo Niagara, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Invest Buffalo Niagara, Unshackle Upstate, the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Dean’s Advisory Council, AAA of Western and Central New York, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and the Lipsey Architecture Center.

Dottie received her undergraduate degree from Towson University, her MBA from the University at Buffalo and an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree from Niagara University.