Brian Shoaf is the Vice President of Public Policy and Business Advocacy for the Detroit Regional Chamber, working diligently in Lansing to represent the organization’s policy priorities and support relationships with government leaders. Shoaf also engages Chamber members through Lansing Days with Leadership Detroit classes and MICHauto investors.
Prior to joining the Chamber in 2022, Shoaf spent more than 20 years working in the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate. Most recently, he was the senior budget advisor for the Michigan Senate Appropriations Chair. In this role, Shoaf helped develop and negotiate the state budget and supplemental spending. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University with a major in Economics. Shoaf lives in Lansing with his wife, two children, and the family dog.