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.

MBA '07
Founder – CEO,
Elevate K-12
Shaily is the Founder, CEO of Elevate K-12 - a live teaching company revolutionizing K-12 education. Elevate K-12...
MBA '01
Global Head of Treasury Services,
BNY Mellon
Jennifer Barker is Global Head of BNY Mellon's market-leading Treasury Services business, which provides domestic and...
BBA '82
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Foundation For The Carolinas
Cathy Bessant is President and CEO of Foundation For The Carolinas, the community foundation serving Charlotte and a 13...
MBA '92
Chief Executive Officer,
ConvaTec
Karim Bitar is Chief Executive Officer of Convatec Group plc. Convatec is a leading global medical technologies company...
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...
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...
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...
MBA '07
Chief Compliance Officer,
ITW
Angela Carter is the Chief Compliance Officer at ITW, where she is responsible for leading a team in managing the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...
MBA '81
Chairman & Co-Founder, Syntel, Inc.
Bharat Desai is Chairman and Co-founder of Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT), a leading provider of Digital Modernization...
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...
MBA '95
CEO,
SunPower
Peter Faricy has served as CEO, Board Member and Advisor for some of the world’s leading technology and consumer...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MBA '95
CEO & President,
Lordstown Motors Corporation
Edward Hightower is the Chief Executive Officer & President of Lordstown Motors Corp., an original equipment...
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...
BBA '84
President & CEO,
StemBioSys
Bob Hutchens is the President & CEO of StemBioSys. StemBioSys markets a range of tools to researchers globally. These...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BBA '80
Chairman,
Irradiant Partners
Michael Levitt is the chairman of Irradiant Partners, LP. Prior to founding Irradiant, he was the chief executive...
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...
BBA '83
Partner,
Ranger Capital Management, LP
Stephen Malkin is a retired partner and management committee member of Grosvenor Capital Management, a Chicago based...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BA '92
Partner,
Centerview Capital
Brian Ratzan is a Partner in Centerview Capital’s consumer private equity business. Prior to joining Centerview Capital...
BBA '90
Chief Executive Officer,
JCPenney
Marc Rosen is the chief executive officer of JCPenney. Marc is focused on leading transformational growth through the...
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...
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...
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...
MBA '84
Vice Chairman,
Fortress Investment Group
Tim serves as Vice Chairman of Fortress and is a member of its Investment and Leadership Committees. Prior to joining...
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...
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...
BBA / MAcc '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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...
MBA '17
Partner,
Tanglin Advisory LLC
Currently Edward participates as a partner for Tanglin Advisory LLC in various business consulting and advising...
BBA '84
Robin L. Washington is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Alphabet, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc...
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...
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...
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...