About The DEC

Governance



William Clay Ford, Jr.

Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company

Chairman, Detroit Economic Club

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NAME COMPANY
Terence E. Adderley Chairman Kelly Services, Inc.
Randolph J. Agley Chairman of the Board Talon Group, LLC
Gerard Anderson Chairman, President & CEO DTE Energy
The Honorable Dennis W. Archer Chairman & CEO Dennis W. Archer PLLC
The Honorable Sandy Baruah President & CEO Detroit Regional Chamber
Stephanie Bergeron President Walsh College
Jeffrey D. Bergeron Office Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP
The Honorable Dave Bing Mayor City of Detroit
Selim Bingol Vice President, Global Communications General Motors Company
David Brandon Director of Athletics University of Michigan
David J. Breen Greater Michigan Market Managing Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Marcie Brogan Board Chair Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
William C. Brooks
Carl Camden President & CEO Kelly Services, Inc.
Beth Chappell President & CEO Detroit Economic Club
Kieth Cockrell Michigan Market President Bank of America
Tim Codd Founder, President & CEO Morgan Bradley, LLC
Dr. Mary Sue Coleman President University of Michigan
Dr. Julius Combs
Brian M. Connolly Chief Executive Officer Oakwood Healthcare, Inc.
Keith E. Crain Chairman Crain Communications, Inc.
Paul W. Czamanske President & CEO Compass Group Associates Ltd.
Tarik Daoud Chairman Long Family Auto Center
Richard E. Dauch Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO AAM
Mark Davidoff Michigan Managing Partner (Honorary Board Member) Deloitte, LLP
Dorothy E. Deremo President & CEO Hospice of Michigan
Richard DeVore Executive President and Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Deborah Dingell President, D2 Strategies Chair, Manufacturing Initiative, American Automotive Policy Council
Walter E. Douglas Chairman Avis Ford
Michael E. Duggan President & CEO Detroit Medical Center
Irma B. Elder Chief Executive Officer Elder Automotive Group
Michael Fezzey President - East Michigan Region Huntington National Bank
The Honorable Robert Ficano Wayne County Executive Wayne County, MI
John Fikany Vice President Microsoft Corporation
William Clay Ford, Jr. Executive Chairman Ford Motor Company
William Clay Ford, Sr. Owner & Chairman The Detroit Lions, Inc.
Ralph Gerson Executive Vice President Guardian Industries Corp.
The Honorable Yousif Ghafari Chairman Ghafari, Inc.
Dan Gilbert Chairman & Founder Quicken Loans Inc.
Roderick D. Gillum Partner Jackson Lewis LLP
Allan D. Gilmour President Wayne State University
Sandra M. Hermanoff President & CEO Hermanoff Public Relations
Rich Homberg President & General Manager Detroit Public Television
Christopher Ilitch President & CEO Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
Scott J. Jecmen Managing Director Michigan Accenture
Joyce Jenereaux President Detroit Media Partnership
William F. Jones, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Focus: HOPE
Hans-Werner Kaas Managing Partner Detroit Office McKinsey & Company
Peter Karmanos, Jr. Chairman & CEO Compuware Corporation
Alan Jay Kaufman Chairman, President & CEO H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, Inc.
The Honorable Damon Keith Judge U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
Gordon Krater Firm Managing Partner Plante & Moran PLLC
Richard Kughn President & Chairman Kughn Enterprises
David Baker Lewis Senior Shareholder Lewis & Munday, A Professional Corporation
Andrew N. Liveris Chairman & CEO The Dow Chemical Company
Daniel J. Loepp President & CEO Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Bill Luse Vice President, Industrial Sector IBM Corporation
Ben Maibach III Chairman & President Barton Malow Company
Tim Manganello Chairman & CEO BorgWarner Inc.
Richard A. Manoogian Chairman of the Board Masco Corporation
Florine Mark Chairman & President The WW Group, Inc.
Sarah L. McClelland President - Michigan Market Chase
Charles G. McClure Chairman, President & CEO Meritor, Inc.
Mark Mendola Vice Chairman - U.S. Tax Leader PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Dr. Timothy R. Meyer Chancellor Oakland Community College
Arnold Mikon President & CEO Tower Pinkster Associates, Inc.
James C. Mitchell Jr. Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Central Region Lee Hecht Harrison
Jim Murray President AT&T Michigan
James B. Nicholson President & CEO PVS Chemicals, Inc.
Tom O'Brien VP Marketing Manager CumulusMedia, Inc
Thomas Ogden President Comerica Bank Michigan
Cynthia Pasky Founder, President & CEO Strategic Staffing Solutions
The Honorable L. Brooks Patterson Oakland County Executive Oakland County, MI
Roger S. Penske Chairman Penske Corporation
Bill Perkins Chairman 2012 NAIAS North American International Auto Show
Dr. William Pickard Chairman & CEO Global Automotive Alliance, LLC
Sandra E. Pierce President & CEO Charter One, Michigan
Stephen R. Polk Chairman, President & CEO R.L. Polk & Co.
Bill Popp Vice President - Global Sales Dell, Inc.
Matthew Prentice Chief Executive Officer Unique Restaurant Corporation
Keith Pretty, J.D. President & CEO Northwood University
John Rakolta, Jr. Chairman & CEO Walbridge
Rex E. Schlaybaugh Jr. Chairman & CEO Dykema PLLC
Nancy Schlichting President & CEO Henry Ford Health System
Alan E. Schwartz Founding Partner Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
Richard D. Siebert Office Managing Partner, Detroit KPMG LLP
Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon President Michigan State University
Donald J. Stebbins Chairman & CEO Visteon Corporation
Herbert J. Strather Chief Executive Officer Strather & Associates
Rabbi Daniel E. Syme Temple Beth El
A. Alfred Taubman Founder The Taubman Company LLC
Dr. Anthony Tersigni President & CEO Ascension Health, St. Louis
Rick Vlasic Chairman & CEO O/E Learning
Dr. Lewis Walker President & CEO Lawrence Technological University
Joe L. Welch Chairman, President & CEO ITC Holdings Corp.
Ken Whipple Chairman Korn/Ferry International
Jonathan Wolman Editor & Publisher The Detroit News