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Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is composed of 33 outstanding members with the desire and dedication to make a difference in Michigan's Entrepreneurial Studies program and in the Entrepreneurial community. These successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists contribute their noted talent and expertise to the Board, advising the Zell Lurie Institute on its activities and future direction.

Keith E. Alessi
CEO & President
Westmoreland Coal Company

Eugene Applebaum
Arbor Investments Group

John Barfield
Founder
The Bartech Group, Inc.

Jonn Behrman
Entrepreneur

D. Theodore Berghorst
Chairman & CEO
Vector Securities International, LLC

Paul S. Brentlinger
Morgenthaler Ventures

Kenneth A. Buckfire
Managing Director
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Mary L. Campbell
General Partner
EDF Ventures, LP

Dwight D. Carlson
Chairman & CEO
Coherix, Inc

Thomas E. Darden, Jr.
Managing Director
Reliant Equity Investors

Hal Davis
Entrepreneur & Investor

Richard P. Eidswick
Chairman
Champ Car World Series

Stanley Frankel
Frankel Associates

Marcel Gani
Lecturer
Santa Clara University

Jan L. Garfinkle
Founder & Managing Partner
Arboretum Ventures

Michael R. Hallman
President
The Hallman Group

John C. Kennedy
President and CEO
Autocam Corporation

Bradley A. Keywell
Principal
Echo Global Logistics LLC

Hans Koch
Principal
K2K Development LLC

Ann Lurie
President
Lurie Investments

Steven A. McKean
CEO
Acceller Inc.

Clyde E. McKenzie
Chairman and CEO
Tellurex Corporation

Mitchell Mondry
Founder and President
M Group, Inc.

Marvin G. Parnes
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Michigan

Richard Rogel
President
Tomay, Inc.

Michael B. Staebler
Attorney at Law
Pepper Hamilton, LLP

Maria A. Thompson
President & CEO
T/J Technologies

Samuel Valenti III
Chairman & CEO
Valenti Capital

Ronald N. Weiser
Ambassador and Founder
McKinley Associates, Inc.

Jeffrey S. Williams
President & CEO
HandyLab, Inc.

Warren P. (Bud) Williamson, III
Chairman
Skye Management

Samuel Zell
Chairman
Equity Group Investments

Thomas Zurbuchen
Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Programs at the College of Engineering
University of Michigan



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