Zafar Razzacki

Zafar Razzacki

by | Jul 18, 2023

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...
Sherman Powell

Sherman Powell

by | Jul 18, 2023

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...
Adam Wadecki

Adam Wadecki

by | Jul 18, 2023

Internationally-experienced and academically-trained finance leader specializing in global cost and operations optimization as well as financial modeling coupled with simple, intuitive explanations. Previous experience in partnering with operating teams to...
Phil Tepley

Phil Tepley

by | Jul 18, 2023

Under the leadership of Phil Tepley, beginning in 2007, the “Tech Team” grew to a statewide group of eight business consultants that assist Michigan’s emerging technology based companies with their commercialization, financing, and growth strategies. Since Tepley...
Romy Gingras

Romy Gingras

by | Jul 18, 2023

Romy is the Managing Partner of  Gingras Global, LLC  and Gingras Global Groups, L3C.  Both companies focus on sustainability and standards for social enterprise and impact investing.  Gingras Global is based in Michigan serving a local and global clientele. The...