A native Detroiter, Rebecca Thompson has dedicated her career to advocating for social justice issues and improving the lives of others. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Engagement at the United Way for Southeastern Michigan where she oversees the...
Benjamin Kennedy joined The Kresge Foundation in 2009 and is deputy director of the foundation’s Detroit and Community development programs. In addition to grantmaking, he originates and structures program-related investments that support and advance Kresge’s...
Mr. Fay has over eight years’ experience in project management in both financial services and international development sectors, and has worked on development projects focused on Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda. Most recently he managed...
I am an engineer by training, a creative at heart, and a marketer by trade. I care about building innovative products that make a difference in our lives, and telling the stories behind them. As a patent-holding and published engineer, I spent 10 years developing...
In mid-summer 2008, U.S. Army veteran Sherman Powell, MBA ’08, sent Zell Lurie Institute co-benefactor Sam Zell an e-mail message stating he was ready to move forward. At Zell’s invitation, Powell laid out the business plan for Army Property, an equipment...
