Biographies

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Dennis Archer Jr.

President, Archer Corporate Services; CEO, Ignition Media Group
Anya Babbitt

Founder and CEO, SPLT
Robert Barnett

Dean, School of Education and Human Services, University of Michigan-Flint
Sandy Baruah

President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber
Rose Bellanca

President and CEO, Washtenaw Community College
Michael Beschloss

Best-selling Author, “Presidential Courage”; Presidential Historian
Rosalynn Bliss

Mayor, City of Grand Rapids
Brian Calley

Lt. Governor, State of Michigan
Melanca Clark

President and CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation
Melinda Clemons

Senior Loan Officer, Capital Impact Partners
Keith Collins

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, SAS
Geoff Colvin

Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine
Paula Cunningham

Director, AARP Michigan
Roger Curtis

Director, Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development
Stephanie Cutter

Political Strategist; Founder, Precision Strategies; Former Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama 2012; Former White House Deputy Senior Advisor to President Obama
Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
Mike Duggan

Mayor, City of Detroit
Harold Ford Jr.

Former U.S. Representative; Political Analyst, MSNBC and CNBC
Thomas Haas

President, Grand Valley State University
Chuck Hadden

President and CEO, Michigan Manufacturers Association
Walter Isaacson

President and CEO, Aspen Institute
Curtis Ivery

Chancellor, Wayne County Community College District
John Kwant

Vice President, City Solutions, Ford Smart Mobility LLC
Wright Lassiter III

President and CEO, Henry Ford Health System
Brenda Lawrence

U.S. Representative (D-MI 14)
Joseph Lehman

President, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Amy Liu

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Anthony Minghine

Associate Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Michigan Municipal League
Wes Moore

CEO, Robin Hood Foundation; U.S. Army Combat Veteran
Ana Navarro

GOP Strategist; Political Contributor, ABC News, CNN, Telemundo
Emettra Nelson

Student, Michigan State University
Michael Nutter

David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Affairs, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs; Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Stephen Polk

President and CEO, Highgate LLC; Chair, 2017 Mackinac Policy Conference
John Rakolta Jr.

Chairman and CEO, Walbridge
Rip Rapson

President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
Ingeborg Rocker

Vice President, 3DExperiencity, Dassault Systèmes
Joshua Sapotichne

Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Mark Schlissel

President, University of Michigan
Larry Simmons

Executive Director, Brightmoor Alliance
Rick Snyder

Governor, State of Michigan
La June Montgomery Tabron

President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Dave Trott

U.S. Representative (R-MI 11)
Fred Upton

U.S. Representative (R-MI 6)
Darren Walker

President, Ford Foundation
S. Evan Weiner

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Edw. C. Levy Co.
Sean Welsh

Regional President, West Michigan, PNC Bank
Julie Winokur

Executive Director, Talking Eyes Media; Producer and Director, “Bring It to the Table”