Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D., Chair
President, Wayne State University
Ali Abolmaali, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering, Wayne State University
Ben Bernstein
Principal, Beringea
Bethany Gielczyk
Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Chanell Scott Contreras
President & CEO, Michigan Saves
Coriel Taylor
Managing Director, Accenture
Cornelia Butler
Director of Emergency Preparedness & Restoration, DTE
Clarinda Barnett-Harrison
Director, Skills, Michigan Central
Danielle Atkinson
WSU Governor, Founding Director of Mothering Justice
Gwen Jimmere
CEO, Naturalicious Beauty Products and Good Hair Bar Salon and Spa
Hassan Beydoun
Group Executive of Economic Development, City of Detroit
Jamila Thompson
Principal, EY
Jason Aeschliman
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jonathan Rumley
Office Managing Director, Accenture (Retired)
Justin Turk
CEO, Livegistics Inc
Kevin Johnson
President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Larry Brinker, Jr.
CEO, Livegistics Inc
Laura Chavez-Wazeerud-Din
President & CEO, Southwest Detroit Business Association
Lisa Prasad
Chief Innovation Officer, Henry Ford Health System
Matt Bower
Partner, Varnum LLP
Michael Cole
Principal, Curintell Business Advisors
Mike Sappington
VP of Care Delivery and President & CEO, TRIARQ Health
Mike S. Rafferty
President and CEO, New Detroit, Inc.
Nick Gorga
Vice Chair, Litigation Department, Honigman LLP, Hatch Founder
Patricia Glaza
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Invest Detroit
Portia Powell
CEO, One Detroit Credit Union & CEO, Good Vibes Lounge
Rian English Barnhill
Vice President of Government and Community Affairs, Olympia Development of Michigan
Sonal Ramrakhiani
Business Head, Wipro Engineering Edge, Americas 2 Strategic Market Unit
Taunya Phillips
Assistant Vice President, Technology Commercialization
Division of Research & Innovation, Wayne State University
Valencia Stoudamire
Vice President, Supplier Diversity, Henry Ford Health
Dr. Virginia Kleist
Dean, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University
