Rod Liggons is the Director of Government Relations for the Detroit Regional Chamber, working with elected officials in Detroit and Wayne and Oakland counties to make the Detroit Region a hub for business growth.
Prior to arriving at the Chamber, Liggons worked for nearly two years as Detroit’s District 4 Manager under the Duggan administration. Liggons has also been the Director and Manager of Community Relations for the Detroit Land Bank Authority. Before that, he was the Community Liaison and Communications Officer for the Detroit City Council after spending over a dozen years in various Michigan radio and television newsrooms, including WWJ Newsradio 950, WXYZ, and WDIV-TV 4.
A Detroit native, Liggons attended Detroit Public Schools and is a proud graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in New Media and Journalism from Eastern Michigan University.
In his free time, Liggons enjoys biking across Detroit and along the city’s Riverwalk, cooking, and traveling.