
Stacey Abrams
2018 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia; Founder and Chair, Fair Fight Action
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2018 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia; Founder and Chair, Fair Fight Action
Political Reporter, WOOD TV
President and CEO, The Skillman Foundation
Senate Minority Leader (D-27)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy
Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Michigan Health & Hospital Association
CEO, Ignition Media Group; Founding Partner, Archer Corporate Services
Group Development Officer, Impellam Group
President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber
Quello Chair, Media and Information Policy, Chairperson, Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University
President and CEO, Washtenaw Community College
U.S. Representative (R-MI 1)
Contributor, Fox News; Veteran Democratic Political Strategist; Adjunct Professor; Author; Former Syndicated Columnist
Director of Health, Veterans and Community Wellness, Wayne County
Former Governor, State of Florida; Founder, President, and Chairman, Foundation for Excellence in Education
CEO, Michigan Public Health Institute
Speaker of the House (R-107)
Deputy Director, ReadyNation
Director, Education and Talent Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber
Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan, PNC Financial Services Group
Chairman and CEO, DP Fox Ventures LLC
U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
Chief Political Analyst, ABC News; Best-selling Author; Campaign Strategist
President and CEO, United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News; Host, 910 AM Superstation
CEO, Dow
Former President and CEO, Gehl Foods
President and CEO, Michigan’s Children; Former State Representative
House Minority Leader (D-37)
Host, Detroit Public Television and WDET 101.9 FM
President, Michigan Education Association
Columnist and Associate Business Editor, The Detroit News
Founder and CEO, Rocket Fiber
Former Governor, State of Ohio; Senior Political Commentator, CNN
President, Henry Ford College
President and CEO, Cascade Engineering
Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Co.
U.S. Representative (D-MI 5)
U.S. Representative (D-MI 14)
Deputy Director, Detroit Health Department
U.S. Representative (D-MI 9)
Professor and Associate Chair for Emergency Medicine, Assistant Vice President, Wayne State University
Director, New Economy Initiative
Vice President and Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Managing Director, Endeavor Detroit
President, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights
Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, May Mobility
Anchor, Detroit Public Television
CEO, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone
President and CEO, William Davidson Foundation
Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer, DTE Energy
U.S. Representative (R-MI 10)
Vice President, Public Affairs, DTE Energy; Chair, DTE Energy Foundation
President and CEO, Michigan Nonprofit Association
U.S. Senator (D-MI)
President, Grand Rapids Community College
President and CEO, The Forum for Youth Investment
President and CEO, Consumers Energy and CMS Energy; Chair, 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School
President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
Director, Arts and Culture, City of Detroit
Senior Advisor for Michigan Prosperity, State of Michigan
President and CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan
President and CEO, Merit Network
Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Senate Majority Leader (R-16)
U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
Host, WJR NewsTalk 760 AM
U.S. Senator (D-MI)
U.S. Representative (D-MI 11)
President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
U.S. Automotive Leader, Detroit Managing Partner, PwC
Chair, Board of Governors, Wayne State University; Senior Vice President, Corporate and Civic Engagement, Compass Strategies LLC
U.S. Representative (R-MI 6)
Board Member, A.A. Van Elslander Foundation
CEO, National Skills Coalition
CEO, NALEO Educational Fund, NALEO
CEO and Co-founder, Vectorform
Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Co-founding Partner, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
President and CEO, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Governor, State of Michigan
Founding Artistic and Executive Director, Shakespeare in Detroit
McNair Scholar and Graduate Assistant, University of Michigan; Co-founder, LUCK Inc.