Investor-Leadership Council
The Michigan Economic Center’s Investor-Leadership Council are influential and diverse business, civic and institutional leaders who:
- lend their support to the vision and mission of the Center;
- make significant financial contributions to the Center;
- and provide strategic counsel and connections to further the Center's work.
To learn more information about how to join the Investor-Leadership Council, please contact the Director of the Michigan Economic Center, John Austin.
Current Members of the Investor-Leadership Council:
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Amber Arrellano, Director, Education Trust Midwest
- Todd Anuskiewicz, Retired Executive VP MERRA
- Derek Bailey, Past Chairman, Grand Traverse Band - Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Fay Beydoun, Executive Director, Arab American Chamber of Commerce
- Fred Blanck, Strategic Advisor, Wallside Windows
- Paul Brown, Founder, Front Door Insights
- Kathleen Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh Gallery
- Jonathan Citrin, Founder & CEO, Citrin Group
- Matt Clayson, Director, Detroit Creative Corridor Center
- Daniel Cherrin, Attorney, Fraser Trebilcock
- Paul Dimond, Senior Counsel, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
- Steve Ender, President, Grand Rapids Community College
- Barbara Ryan Fuller, Director, Director, MI List
- Jan Garfinkle, Founder and Managing Director, Arboretum Ventures
- Robert Garvey, President, Thomas, Garvey, Garvey & Sciotti, PLLC
- Steve Hamp, Chair, New Economy Initiative; Michigan Educational Excellence Fund/EAA; Former President the Henry Ford
- William Hall, Director, Sustainability and Business Continuity, Chrysler Corporation
- Fred Hoffman, Of Counsel, Clark Hill PLC
- Mohamad Issa, Director, Global Educational Excellence
- Arthur Horwitz, Publisher & Executive Editor, Detroit Jewish News
- James Jacobs, President, Macomb Community College
- Riyaz Kanji, Kanji and Katzen, P.L.L.C.
- Dan Little, Chancellor, University of Michigan Dearborn
- William Milliken, Jr., Principal, Milliken Realty Company
- Jeff Padden, President, Public Policy Associates
- Phil Roos, former CEO, Gfk Strategic Consulting
- Gary Russi, President, Oakland University
- Dan Scripps, Vice-President of Capital Innovation, Advanced Energy Economy
- Dan Varner, CEO, Excellent Schools Detroit
- Arnold Weinfeld, Michigan Municipal League Foundation
- Katherine E. White, Professor of Law, Wayne State University