Junior Chamber International

Junior Chamber International
Abbreviation	JCI
Formation	13 October 1915
Founder	Henry Giessenbier
Founded at	St. Louis, Missouri
Type	NGO
Headquarters	Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
Coordinates	38°39′20″N 90°33′24″W / 38.65556°N 90.55667°W
Region served	Worldwide
Methods	Community service
Members	160,000+ (2019)
Official language	All languages adopted by individual National Organizations as their official languages are the official languages of JCI;
Secretary General	Elvin Teo
World President	Keisuke Shimoyamada (2025) (Japan)
Staff	22 (2020)
Website	jci.cc

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JCI world headquarters in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield

Junior Chamber International, commonly referred to as JCI, is a non-profit international non-governmental organization of young people between 18 and 40 years old. It has members in about 127 countries, and regional or national organizations in most of them.

The first local Junior Chamber chapter was founded in 1915, but the international umbrella organization Junior Chamber International (JCI) was founded in Mexico in 1944. It has consultative status with the Council of Europe, with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and with UNESCO. It encourages young people to become active citizens and to participate in efforts towards social and economic development, international cooperation, good-will, and understanding.