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Detroit Renaissance

ORGANIZATION

"Renaissance is a 501(c)(3) organization that was formed in 1970 by the regions distinguished business leaders including Henry Ford II, Max M. Fisher and A. Alfred Taubman. It is a private, non-profit organization which brings the business communitys leadership and resources together to encourage and facilitate the physical and economic revitalization of Detroit and Southeast Michigan."

Official Website:
http://www.detroitrenaissance.com/

Location:
Detroit, MI

Founding Date:
1970

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Terence E. Adderley
Business
1-Sep-1933   Chairman of Kelly Services
José Maria Alapont
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Federal-Mogul
Jon E. Barfield
Business
c. 1952   Chairman of Bartech Group
J. T. Battenberg III
Business
25-Apr-1943   CEO of Delphi, 1998-2005
Dave Bing
Basketball
24-Nov-1943   NBA Hall of Famer, Detroit mayor
David A. Brandon
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Domino's Pizza
Mary Sue Coleman
Educator
2-Oct-1943   President, University of Michigan
Peter D. Cummings
Business
c. 1947   Ram Realty Services
Anthony F. Earley, Jr.
Business
29-Jul-1949   CEO of DTE Energy
William Clay Ford, Jr.
Business
3-May-1957   CEO of Ford, 2001-06
Alfred R. Glancy III
Business
c. 1937   CEO of MCN Energy Group, 1988-2001
Thomas A. Gottschalk
Attorney
5-Jul-1942   General Counsel of General Motors, 1994-2006
Gerald Greenwald
Business
11-Sep-1935   CEO of United Air Lines, 1994-99
Verne G. Istock
Business
c. 1940   President of Bank One, 1999-2000
Michael F. Johnston
Business
c. 1947   CEO of Visteon
David W. Joos
Business
c. 1952   CEO of CMS Energy
Frank E. Macher
Business
c. 1940   Former CEO of Collins & Aikman, Federal Mogul
Richard A. Manoogian
Business
1936   CEO of Masco, 1985-2007
Charles G. McClure
Business
c. 1953   CEO of ArvinMeritor
Roger Penske
Business
20-Feb-1937   CEO of Penske Corporation
Robert E. Rossiter
Business
15-Feb-1946   CEO of Lear
Alan E. Schwartz
Attorney
21-Dec-1925   Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
Lou Anna K. Simon
Educator
c. 1947   President, Michigan State University
John F. Smith, Jr.
Business
6-Apr-1938   CEO of General Motors, 1992-2000
Roger Smith
Business
12-Jul-1925 29-Nov-2007 CEO of General Motors, 1980-90
Thomas T. Stallkamp
Business
6-Sep-1946   CEO of MSX International, 2000-03
Rick Wagoner
Business
9-Feb-1953   CEO of General Motors, 2000-09
Kenneth L. Way
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Lear, 1988-2000




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