A former Guam resident has been selected to serve as president of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Business Association, according to the association.
Jon Paul Leddy, who is serving his second term on the association’s board, is the first Chamorro and the first person from Guam to hold the post.
Founded in 1974, the association is the nation’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the first business organization founded by LGBT entrepreneurs.
According to the association, Leddy, who came out later in life, developed an interest in business and leadership while participating in Junior Achievement in high school on Guam.
