2024 Honorees
Chamber's Choice Awards & Gala
Business of the Year
Pepco, an Exelon Company
Business Leader of the Year
Janene Jackson, Holland & Knight
Economic Impact Award
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Community Impact Award
Antwanye E Ford, Enlightened Inc
Chamber's Choice Award
Don Martin
Chairwoman's Choice Award
Yohannes Tafesse, Gratitude Systems
Hometown Heroes Award
Gallery Place / Chinatown Task Force
Monumental Sports
Mayor Bowser
2025 Chamber's Choice Awards
Nominate a Business Today!
The Chamber's Choice Awards are presented annually to recipients who have demonstrated extraordinary standards of professional excellence, vision, and dedication in the District of Columbia business community. Awards will be presented at the 2025 Chamber Choice Awards & Gala, Thursday, November 6, 2025 at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Nominations close Friday, July 18, 2025 at 5pm ET.
Business of the Year
This award is presented to the company that has, in the past year, demonstrated the quality and positive results of business excellence. The company should have proven financial success, fiscal responsibility, visible community involvement, and a professional and productive working environment for all employees.
Business Leader of the Year
The Business Leader of the Year Award honors an individual who has demonstrated exceptional qualities that are needed in managing a successful business or organization including exemplifying excellent leadership qualities, a proven record of business accomplishments, and demonstrates community engagement as a priority.
Economic Impact Award
The Economic Impact Award honors a company that has a significant impact on the economic vitality of the District of Columbia by demonstrating job creation, revitalization of a blighted area of the city, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building or development, employment of District residents, significant tax revenue for the city or diversification of the District's economic base.