• 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: 

• 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