Members

Leadership Advisory Board members
Leadership Advisory Board, Fall 2024. Left to right, bottom row: Tonya Berry, Jordi Ribas, Rob Meyerson, Tia Sutton, Karen Thole, Susan Winchester, Ashley Leinweber, Crystal Ashby; top row: Howard Fireman, Victor Aguilar, Omar Khalil, Donald Runkle, Ron McNeil, Jim Adox, Larry Leinweber, A.N. Sreeram
Jim Adox

Jim Adox

Managing Director, Venture Investors, LLC
LAB Vice Chair & Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2019 – 2025

Victor Aguilar

Victor Aguilar

Chief Research, Development, and Innovation Officer, P&G
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2021 – 2024

Crystal Ashby 2021

Crystal E. Ashby

Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer, Independence Health Group
Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2013 – 2025

Tonya Berry

Tonya L. Berry

Sr. VP of Transformation and Engineering of CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy Company
Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2023 – 2026

Kate Cagney

Kate Cagney

Director, Institute for Social Research and Professor of Sociology LS&A, University of Michigan
Member: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2023-2026

Dean Drako Portrait

Dean M. Drako

CEO, Eagle Eye Networks
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2012-2024

Roger Ehrenberg

Roger Ehrenberg

Founder and Managing Partner, Eberg Capital
Member: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2020-2026

Howard Fireman

Howard Fireman

Member, Australian Naval Shipbuilding Expert Advisory Panel
Member: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2016-2025

Jamie Gentoso

Jamie Gentoso

Global Head, Solutions & Products Unit, Holcim
Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2021-2024

David Gorsich Portrait

David Gorsich

Chief Scientist, US Army Ground Vehicle Systems
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2009-2024

Omar Khalil

Omar Khalil

Partner, Santé Ventures
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2023-2026

Larry Leinweber

Larry Leinweber

Founder, President & Board Member, Leinweber Foundation
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2023-2026

Rich Lesser

Richard I. Lesser

Global Chair, Boston Consulting Group
Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2015-2024

Robert Maughon

Bob Maughon

President, Circular Logic Executive Advisors, L.L.C.
Chair: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2015-2024

Steven McLaughlin photo

Steven W. McLaughlin

Provost & Exec. VP of Academic Affairs, Georgia Tech
Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2017-2026

Ronald D. McNeil

Ronald D. McNeil

Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO, of Great Ball of Light, Inc.
Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2022-2025

Rob Meyerson

Rob Meyerson

Founder and CEO, Delalune Space
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2018-2024

Elizabeth Moje

Elizabeth B. Moje

Dean, U-M School of Education
Member: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2017-2026

Ken Pelowski

Ken Pelowski

Managing Partner, Pinnacle Ventures
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2019-2025

Jordi Ribas

Jordi Ribas

Corporate VP, Search & AI, Microsoft
Member:
Term: 2013-2026

Donald Runkle

Donald L. Runkle

Industry Executive – Director, Advisor & Consultant
Member: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2013-2025

Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan

Sr. VP, Engineering & Technology, ABS
Member: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2023-2025

A.N. Sreeram

A.N. Sreeram

Sr. VP and CTO, Dow
Chair: Strategic Research Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2019-2025

Alan Steremberg

Alan J. Steremberg

Advisor, Steremberg Consulting
Chair: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2010-2025

Tia Sutton

Tia Sutton Sysounthorn

Sr. Policy Advisory, American Petroleum Institute
Former Chair, Michigan Engineering Alumni Board
Member: Strategic Education Initiatives Subcommittee
Term: 2016-2025

Susan Winchester

Susan Winchester

Retired Sr. VP & Chief Human Resource Officer, Applied Materials
LAB Chair & Member: Values & Culture Subcommittee
Term: 2015-2025