Ross School Advisory Board

Meet the Ross School Advisory Board

Members of the Ross School Advisory Board counsel the dean and faculty leadership on strategic issues facing Michigan Ross. Their significant expertise and assistance guides the implementation of key initiatives and advances the mission of the school.

Catherine P. Bessant

BBA '82

Vice Chair,

Bank of America

Cathy Bessant serves as vice chair, Global Strategy at Bank of America, and is a member of the company’s executive...

Karim Bitar

MBA '92

Chief Executive Officer,

ConvaTec

Karim Bitar is Chief Executive Officer of Convatec Group plc. Convatec is a leading global medical technologies company...

Jeff T. Blau

BBA '90

CEO,

Related Companies

Jeff T. Blau is Chief Executive Officer and a partner of Related Companies. For the past 25+ years he has been...

Stephen Bolze

MBA '89

Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Infrastructure Operations and Asset Management,

Blackstone

Stephen Bolze is a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone and Global Head of Infrastructure Portfolio Operations and...

Jane Okun Bomba

MBA '89

President,

Saddle Ridge Consulting, LLC

Jane Okun Bomba is President of Saddle Ridge Consulting and advises management teams and boards on a range of strategic...

Mary Ellen Coe

BA '89

Chief Business Officer,

YouTube

Mary Ellen serves as the Chief Business Officer for YouTube, driving YouTube as the home of the creative economy and the...

John E. Conlin

MBA '83

Founding Partner,

Veradace Partners

John is the Founding Partner of Veradace Partners, an investment firm focusing on a niche strategy in small public...

John Cook

BBA '76

Director Emeritus,

McKinsey & Co.

John Cook is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company. Mr. Cook has spent 25 years with the firm, having completed...

Bradley Cooper

BBA '88

Managing Partner,

Capital Z Partners

Brad Cooper is a founding partner of Capital Z Partners, a private equity fund focused on investing in the financial...

Evan Damast

BBA '97

Managing Director,

Morgan Stanley

Evan Damast, a Managing Director in Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley is the Global Head of Equity and Fixed...

Toos N. Daruvala

MBA '79

Co-Chief Executive Officer MIO,

Partners, Inc.

Toos N. Daruvala is co-CEO of MIO Partners, the in house asset management arm of McKinsey & Co. Toos joined McKinsey &...

Bharat N. Desai

MBA '81

Chairman & Co-Founder, Syntel, Inc.

Bharat Desai is Chairman and Co-founder of Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT), a leading provider of Digital Modernization...

Roger Ehrenberg

BBA '87

Managing Partner,

IA Capital Partners, IA Sports Ventures and Eberg Capital

Roger Ehrenberg is Managing Partner of IA Capital Partners, IA Sports Ventures and Eberg Capital. IA Capital Partners...

Peter Faricy

MBA '95

CEO,

SunPower

Peter Faricy has served as CEO, Board Member and Advisor for some of the world’s leading technology and consumer...

Robert (Bob) L. Fregolle, Jr.

BBA '79

Co-owner & Operating Partner,

Daytona Tortugas Class-A Affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds

Bob was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, in January of 1957. Upon graduation from the University of Michigan Business...

Eric J. Friedman

BBA '86

Executive Partner,

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Eric J. Friedman is Executive Partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, a global, 1,700-attorney law firm...

Tom Garfinkel

MBA '01

President and Chief Executive Officer,

Miami Dolphins

Tom Garfinkel was hired as president and chief executive officer of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium in...

Bert Getz Jr.

MBA '95

Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer,

Globe Corporation

Bert joined Globe Corporation in 1991 and serves as Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. He is...

Michael Gross

BBA '83

Chairman & CEO,

SLR Investment Corp.

Mr. Gross currently serves as the managing member of the investment advisor, SLR Investment Corp., which he co-founded...

Frank Hayes

BBA '84

Managing Partner,

Wynnchurch Capital, Ltd

Frank Hayes is a Managing Partner with Wynnchurch Capital, a Chicago-based private equity fund formed in 1999 with...

J.David Heller

BBA '87

Co-founder and Principal,

The NRP Group LLC

J. David Heller is the President, CEO and Cofounder of The NRP Group. Over the past 29 years, NRP has become one of the...

Edward T. Hightower

MBA '95

CEO & President,

Lordstown Motors Corporation

Edward Hightower is the Chief Executive Officer & President of Lordstown Motors Corporation (Nasdaq: RIDE), an original...

Kurt J. Hilzinger

BBA '83

Partner,

Court Square Capital Partners

Kurt is currently a Partner with Court Square Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York City, where he...

Bob Hutchens

BBA '84

President & CEO,

StemBioSys

Bob Hutchens is the President & CEO of StemBioSys. StemBioSys markets a range of tools to researchers globally. These...

Deborah (Sobczak) Jones

BBA '99, MAcc '00

Partner,

Ernst & Young LLP

Debbie is a partner in EY’s Financial Services Office (FSO), with more than 20 years of experience serving global...

Thomas (Tom) Jones

BBA '68, MBA '71

Thomas C. Jones retired in 2020 as Chairman of the Board and senior advisor of Hagerty, the leading global producer of...

Derek Kerr

MBA '91

Vice Chair, Chief Financial Officer and President,

American Eagle

Derek Kerr is Vice Chair, Chief Financial Officer and President, American Eagle. He oversees all global corporate risk...

Brian Kwait

BBA '83

Chief Executive Officer,

Odyssey Investment Partners

Mr. Kwait is one of the founders and CEO of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC and was a principal in the private equity...

Michael (Mike) J. Levitt

BBA '80

Chairman,

Irradiant Partners

Mike Levitt is the chairman of Irradiant Partners, a private renewable and credit focused investment management firm...

Thomas (Tom) J. Lewand

MBA '96

Chief Executive Officer,

Marygrove Conservancy

Tom Lewand is the Chief Executive Officer of the Marygrove Conservancy, an organization that stewards a 53- acre campus...

Stephen (Steve) J. Malkin

BBA '83

Partner,

Ranger Capital Management, LP

Stephen Malkin is a retired partner and management committee member of Grosvenor Capital Management, a Chicago based...

Bryan Marsal

1973 BBA / 1975 MBA

Co-CEO,

Alvarez & Marsal

Bryan Marsal is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Alvarez & Marsal (A&M). In 1983, he co-founded A&M to deliver specialized...

Andrew V. Masterman

MBA/MS '93

President and CEO,

BrightView

Andrew Masterman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 2016 and has been a...

Jane C. Och

BBA/MAcc ’86

Founder and Inventor, The Inside Scoop/JOAB Bagels, LLC and Guac-Lock, LLC; Co-Founder, Willoughby Capital Holdings, LLC.

Jane Och began her investment career in 1986 at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. as an Equity Sales Specialist. Over the course...

Mark Parrell

BBA '88

Chief Executive Officer and President,

Equity Residential

Mr. Parrell is the President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Trustees of Equity Residential (NYSE...

Michael Prober

BBA '88

Partner,

Clovis Capital Management

Prior to Co-founding Clovis in June, 2002, Mr. Prober was a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn...

Stephen M. Ross

BBA '62

Chairman & Founder,

Related Companies

Stephen M. Ross is the Chairman and Founder of Related Companies. Mr. Ross formed Related in 1972 and today the company...

Stephen W. Sanger

MBA '70

Founder and Director,

Optimus Holdings

Stephen W. Sanger is retired chairman and CEO of General Mills, one of the world’s largest food companies with a roster...

Cliff Siegel

BBA '79

Non-executive Chairman,

Bryan Garnier

Cliff Siegel has spent the past 40 years in the securities business. His background includes the management of a diverse...

Timothy (Tim) J. Sloan

MBA '84

Senior Advisor and Partner,

Fortress Investment Group

Prior to joining Fortress in March 2020, he served as chief executive officer and president of Wells Fargo & Company...

James (Jim) Sohigian

MBA '95

Partner, Financial Services,

Deloitte Consulting

Jim is a partner and a 25+ year veteran in Deloitte's Financial Services practice. He has over 30 years of experience in...

Ari Spar

BA '89

Managing Director,

Saks-Spar Financial Group

Ari Spar has been in the financial services industry for 25 years. As Managing Director, Ari advises ultra-high net...

Harvey Spevak

MBA '87

Executive Chairman & Managing Partner,

Equinox Group

Harvey Spevak is the Executive Chairman and Managing Partner of Equinox Group – a high-growth collective of the world's...

Gopal Srinivasan

MBA '83

Chairman & Managing Director,

TVS Capital Funds Ltd.

Gopal Srinivasan is the Chairman and Managing Director of TVS Capital Funds P Ltd. A scion of the TVS family from the...

Michael J. Stark

MBA '80

Co-Founder & General Partner,

Crosslink Capital, Inc.

Michael co-founded Crosslink Capital in 1999, a San Francisco based investment firm that is focused on venture capital...

William J. (Bill) Stein

BBA '84

Senior Managing Director,

Blackstone

William J. Stein is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate group. Since joining Blackstone in 1997, Mr. Stein has...

Scott Stewart

BBA '85

Founder & Managing Partner Capitol,

Seniors Housing

Scott Stewart is the Founder and Managing Partner of Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH), a national seniors housing...

John R. Tozzi

MBA '67

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer,

Cambridge Investments, Ltd.

John R. Tozzi, CEO & CIO Mr. Tozzi founded Cambridge Investments LLC, and also founded and served as President, CEO &...

Edward J. Wajda II

MBA '17

Partner,

Tanglin Advisory LLC

Currently Edward participates as a partner for Tanglin Advisory LLC in various business consulting and advising...

Robin Washington

BBA '84

Robin L. Washington is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Alphabet, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc...

Amy Rosen Wildstein

BBA '92

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER,

SUTTONA CAPITAL

Amy Wildstein is the Founder and Managing Partner of Suttona Capital (“Suttona”). She has over 25 years of experience in...

Edwin Wong

BBA '91

Wong,

Ares SSG

Edwin Wong is Managing Partner and CEO, Ares SSG. He serves on the Ares Executive Management Committee and the firm's...

James S. Yaffe

BBA '82

Chief Strategy Officer,

Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis is a Global Digital Media Company- operating in three core verticals: Technology, Fan Culture and Health...