Current Portfolio

Business Leadership Council

The InvestMichigan! Business Leadership Council was formed to provide support to the program managers in maximizing the potential of portfolio companies by drawing on the experience, expertise and business networks of successful Michigan executives and entrepreneurs. Members include:

  • Jon Barfield, Chairman & President, The Bartech Group
  • John Brown, Chairman, Stryker Corporation
  • Ben Carter, SVP & CFO, Trinity Health
  • Mark Fields, Executive Vice President & President, The Americas, Ford Motor Company
  • Dan Gilbert, Chairman, Quicken Loans, Inc.
  • James Hackett, President & CEO, Steelcase, Inc.
  • Jim Herbert, Chairman & CEO, Neogen Corporation
  • George Jackson, President & CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
  • Thomas C. Kinnear, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Professor of Marketing, Stephen Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
  • Andy Dillon, State Treasurer
  • Josh Linkner, Founder & Chairman, ePrize, LLC
  • Andrew Liveris, Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical Co.
  • Michael Finney, President and CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  • Mark Murray, President, Meijer, Inc.
  • Bob Naftaly, Former COO, BCBS
  • Cathy Nash, President and CEO, Citizens Republic Bancorp
  • Rich Peters, Managing Director/Director, Penske Corp.
  • Mary Petrovich, CEO, AxleTech International
  • Sandra Pierce, President & CEO, Charter One Bank (MI & IN)
  • David Sowerby, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Chief Market Analyst, Loomis Sayles
  • Dave Joos, Chairman, CMS Energy