Bruce Hammond

For 20 years, Bruce Hammond, CAE, has served as a leading association/non-profit strategist for organizations serving a wide variety of constituents. Since 2015, he has worked exclusively with physician membership and certification organizations. Immediately prior to joining ABAM and the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM), Hammond served as the lead governance & operations professional for the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and as Executive Director of the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board. With a primary background in communications and marketing, Hammond also has significant experience in governance & operations, credentialing, membership, advocacy, constituent relations, and finance from prior roles. He will utilize those experiences in leading ABAM.

He is an active member and volunteer of several association management and credentialing professional associations, including the Association Forum of Chicagoland, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, and the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. He has spoken at numerous professional events and his articles have been featured in leading association trade publications. In September 2014, he was named to the association industry's Forty Under 40 list, and in January 2016, he earned the prestigious Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential.