2026 Commencement Speaker
Angela Wilhelms, JD, MBA (’13)
President & CEO, Oregon Business & Industry
Angela Wilhelms is a native Oregonian with a career in public service in Oregon spanning more than 20 years. As president and CEO of Oregon Business & Industry (OBI), a statewide association that advocates on behalf of businesses of all sizes, from all industries and in all parts of the state, Angela leads a team committed to creating a healthy prosperous and competitive economy in Oregon. OBI’s advocacy, research, communications and political work involves a wide variety of issue areas important to Oregon’s employers.
Prior to her role at OBI, Angela practiced business law at the Portland firm of Dunn Carney, was a senior administrator at the University of Oregon and spent several years as chief of staff for the House Minority Office and House Co-Speaker’s Office. She also has experience in communications, campaign management and corporate finance.
Angela received an undergraduate degree in Finance from Santa Clara University and her JD and MBA from Willamette University’s joint degree program. She loves to travel, is a certified official with USA Track & Field and serves on the boards of Sport Oregon, the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, and the Common Sense Institute’s Oregon chapter.