Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is composed of 35 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.
Eugene Applebaum
Arbor Investments Group
John W. Barfield
Founder
& Chairman Emeritus
The Bartech Group, Inc.
Jonn Behrman
Serial Entrepreneur
D. Theodore Berghorst
Chairman & CEO
Vector Securities International, LLC
Paul S. Brentlinger
Morgenthaler Ventures
Kenneth A. Buckfire
Managing Director
& CEO
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
Mary L. Campbell
Managing Director & Founder
EDF Ventures, LP
Dwight D. Carlson
Chairman & CEO
Coherix, Inc
Hal Davis
Entrepreneur & Investor
Richard P. Eidswick
Founding Partner
Arbor Partners LLC
Stanley Frankel
Frankel Associates
Marcel Gani
Consultant
Jan L. Garfinkle
Managing Director & Founder
Arboretum Ventures
William K. Hall
General Partner
Procyon Advisors
Michael R. Hallman
President
The Hallman Group
John C. Kennedy
President & CEO
Autocam Corporation
Bradley A. Keywell
Managing Partner
Lightbank
Hans Koch
Principal
Webcor Development Advisors
Ann Lurie
President
Lurie Investments
Steven A. McKean
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Acceller Inc.
Clyde E. McKenzie
Chairman & CEO
Tellurex Corporation
Ravi Mohan
Managing Director
Shasta Ventures
Mitchell Mondry
Founder & President
M Group, LLC
Marvin G. Parnes
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Michigan
Ora H. Pescovitz
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs
University of Michigan
Richard Rogel
President
Tomay, Inc.
Jeff Sinclair
Director
McKinsey & Company
Mark Slezak
CEO
Lurie Investments
Michael
B. Staebler
Attorney at Law
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
Maria A. Thompson
Co-Founder, President & CEO (retired)
T/J Technologies
Samuel Valenti III
Chairman & CEO
Valenti Capital
Jeff Weedman
Vice President-Global Business Development
The
Procter & Gamble Company
Ronald N. Weiser
Ambassador and Founder
McKinley Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey S. Williams
Chairman & CEO
Life Magnetics
Warren P. (Bud) Williamson,
III
Chairman
Skye Management
Samuel
Zell
Chairman
Equity Group Investments
Thomas Zurbuchen
Associate Dean for Entrepreneurial Programs at the College
of Engineering
University of Michigan
