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African-CaliforniaChamber of Commerce

Leadership

Executive Leadership

The founding officers guiding the organizing period of the African-California Chamber of Commerce.

Founding Chairman

Frederick Jordan, P.E.

Founder & CEO of F.E. Jordan Associates, with 1,000+ completed infrastructure projects across the United States, Africa and Central America.

  • Co-Chair, Board of Directors, San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce
  • Founding Member and former Chair, Board of Directors, National Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Development Partner, St. Regis 42-story hotel and condominiums in San Francisco, home to the Museum of the African Diaspora
  • Peer Review Member, by law, for the $128 billion California High-Speed Rail Project
www.fejordan.com

Founding President

Lino N'Shimba

Founder & CEO of Africa Equity & Investment Group, active in critical minerals, and founder of California-based In Vino Veritas Cellars.

  • Former President & Chairman of the Board, U.S. Chamber of Commerce in DRC (AmCham DRC)
  • Chairman, DRC Forum Foundation, organizer of the DRC Forum California in Silicon Valley
  • Former senior financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors; former manager at Citigroup
www.drcforum.org

Founding Secretary-Treasurer

Mark A. Lindquist

California-licensed architect and construction executive with 40+ years delivering commercial and industrial projects.

  • Past President, Associated General Contractors (AGC) of California
  • Former President, Hartley Construction Inc., California
  • Experienced in international construction projects in Ghana and Nigeria

Biographies are drawn from the A3C Founding Member Prospectus (September 2026) and are maintained by Chamber administrators.

Governance

Board, committees and Bylaws

The Chamber's governance framework is established by its Bylaws, including the Board of Directors, Officers, Executive Committee and standing committees.

Board of DirectorsCommitteesGovernance & Bylaws