| Featured Jewish Professional Woman | |
| Renay
Blumenthal Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce |
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Renay joined the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in February 2004 as the senior vice president of the Chamber's public policy division. In this capacity, she oversees the development and advocacy of public policy issues in the areas of transportation, education, water resources and land use - basically, the key areas that impact the metro region's quality of life. Renay brings to the Chamber over 13 years experience in key leadership roles in state and city government. She served as policy director to former Governor Roy Barnes and also served as a budget and policy advisor to former Governor Zell Miller. Immediately prior to joining the Chamber, Renay served as Mayor Shirley Franklin's budget chief, overseeing the newly created Office of Budget and Fiscal Policy. In these various capacities, she has researched, developed and implemented a variety of policy initiatives ranging from water and sewer infrastructure to economic development to education to health care. Prior to joining state and city government, Renay worked in the private sector in Savannah, Georgia as a program development officer for Trust Company Bank and as a comptroller for a uniform rental company. A native Atlantan, Renay is a cum laude graduate of Georgia Tech and has an MBA from Georgia State University. She was named a Georgia Trend "40 under 40" in 2001 and was a member of the Leadership Georgia class in 2000 and currently serves on various boards. She and her husband Ned live in Atlanta. |