About The DEC

Governance

A Message from the Chairman:

William Clay Ford Jr.Executive Chairman
Ford Motor Company

For nearly 75 years the Detroit Economic Club has been making a positive difference in our community and around the world. As it moves into the 21st century, the DEC is building on its heritage as a premiere venue for staying informed, involved and connected. Consistently recognized as a top national and international forum, it continues to address the leading issues of the day by hosting an exceptional lineup of high profile speakers. This vital Detroit institution has a proud past and an even more promising future.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NAME COMPANY
Randolph Agley Chairman Talon, LLC
The Honorable Dennis Archer Chairman Dickinson Wright PLLC
Don Barden Chairman & CEO Barden Companies, Inc.
Stephanie Bergeron President Walsh College
Jeffrey Bergeron Office Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP
Dave Bing Chairman The Bing Group
David Boyle President & CEO National City
David Brandon Chairman & CEO Domino's Pizza, Inc.
David J. Breen Market Managing Partner - Greater Michigan PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Marcie Brogan Chief Executive Officer Brogan & Partners
William Brooks Chairman, President & CEO United American Healthcare Corporation
Beverly Hall Burns Senior Principal Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.
Carl Camden President & CEO Kelly Services, Inc.
Beth Chappell President & CEO Detroit Economic Club
Dr. Mary Sue Coleman President The University of Michigan
Dr. Julius Combs Chairman & President National Healthcare Scholars Foundation
The Honorable Mike Cox Attorney General State of Michigan
Keith E. Crain Chairman Crain Communications, Inc.
Paul Czamanske President & CEO Compass Group Ltd.
Tarik Daoud Chairman Al Long Ford, Inc.
Richard E. Dauch Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Donald Davis Chairman & CEO First Independence Bank
Honorary Board Member
Thomas Dekar Vice Chairman &
Regional Managing Principal -
North Central
Deloitte LLP
Dorothy Deremo President & CEO Hospice of Michigan
Walter Douglas President Avis Ford
Michael Duggan President & CEO Detroit Medical Center
Anthony Earley, Jr. Chairman & CEO DTE Energy
Irma Elder Chief Executive Officer Elder Automotive Group
James Epolito President & CEO Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Burton Farbman Chairman Farbman Group
Michael Fezzey President & General Manager News/Talk 760 WJR
The Honorable Robert Ficano Wayne County Executive Wayne County, MI
Gerald Fitzgerald Vice Chairman of the Board Oakwood Healthcare, Inc.
William Clay Ford, Jr. Executive Chairman Ford Motor Company
William Clay Ford, Sr. Owner & Chairman Detroit Lions
Carl Galeana President Galeana's Van Dyke Dodge
Ralph Gerson Executive Vice President Guardian Industries Corp.
Ron Gettelfinger President International Union, UAW
Yousif Ghafari Chairman GHAFARI Associates, LLC
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm Governor State of Michigan
William Hermann Managing Partner Plante & Moran, PLLC
Sandra Hermanoff President & CEO Hermanoff Associates
David Hunke Chief Executive Officer Detroit Media Partnership
Christopher Ilitch President & CEO Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
Michael Johnston Executive Chairman Visteon Corporation
Eleanor Josaitis Co-Founder Focus:HOPE
Peter Karmanos, Jr. Chairman & CEO Compuware Corporation
The Honorable Damon Keith Judge U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
Richard Kughn President & Chairman Kughn Enterprises
The Honorable Terri Lynn Land Secretary of State State of Michigan
David Baker Lewis Chairman Lewis & Munday, P.C.
Andrew Liveris Chief Executive Officer & Chairman The Dow Chemical Company
Ben Maibach III President Barton Malow Company
His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida Archbishop of Detroit Archdiocese of Detroit
Tim Manganello Chairman & CEO BorgWarner
Richard Manoogian Executive Chairman Masco Corporation
Florine Mark President WW Group, Inc.
Mark Mendola National Managing Partner Tax Services Canada PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Arnold Mikon President & CEO Tower Pinkster Associates, Inc.
Kenneth G. Myers President Consulting Resource Associates (CRA)
Robert L. Nardelli Chairman & CEO Chrysler LLC
James B. Nicholson President & CEO PVS Chemicals, Inc.
Thomas Ogden President, Michigan Market Comerica Incorporated
Cynthia Pasky Founder, President & CEO Strategic Staffing Solutions
The Honorable L. Brooks Patterson Oakland County Executive Oakland County, MI
Roger Penske Chairman Penske Corporation
Dr. William Pickard Chairman & CEO Global Automotive Alliance, LLC
Sandra Pierce President & CEO Charter One Bank, Michigan & Indiana
Stephen R. Polk Chairman, President & CEO R.L. Polk & Co.
Matthew Prentice President & CEO Matt Prentice Restaurant Group
Dr. Keith Pretty President Northwood University
John Rakolta, Jr. Chairman & CEO Walbridge
Robert Rossiter Chairman & CEO Lear Corporation
Nancy Schlichting President & CEO Henry Ford Health System
Alan E. Schwartz Founding Partner Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
Richard D. Siebert Office Managing Partner, Detroit
Mid America Audit Business Unit, Partner-in-Charge
KPMG LLP
Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon President Michigan State University
Douglas Steenland President & CEO Northwest Airlines Corporation
Frank Stella Chairman & CEO The F.D. Stella Products Company
Rev. Gerard L. Stockhausen S.J., Ph.D. President University of Detroit Mercy
Herbert Strather Chief Executive Officer Strather & Associates
Rabbi Daniel Syme Temple Beth El
A. Alfred Taubman Taubman Company
Dr. Anthony Tersigni President & CEO Ascension Health, St. Louis
Gail Torreano President AT&T Michigan
Richard Vlasic Chairman & CEO O/E Learning
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. Chairman & CEO General Motors Corporation
Dr. Lewis Walker President & CEO Lawrence Technological University
Ken Whipple Chairman CMS Energy Corporation