ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest business-plan writing contest announced Tuesday a new governance structure, which includes a board of directors and a 10-member executive committee.
This year?s GLEQ executive committee includes
David Brenner (chair), managing partner of IdeaWorks
Rajesh Kothari, managing director of Seneca Partners
Mary Ann Alger, CFO Velcura Therapeutics
Paul Kirsch, program manager of the Zell Lurie Institute U-M
Don Parfet, managing director of Apjohn Group
Tom Schwartz, director for the Center for Free Enterprise at Grand Valley State University
Jack Aherns, partner with TGap Ventures
Bill Orabone, president of Syneptics
Ken Paulus, director of Entrepreneurial Affairs at the MEDC
Peter Prokop, partner with Raymond and Prokop
The GLEQ Board includes:
Tom Anderson, director of Automation Alley Technology Center
Cindy Douglas, VP Technology Acceleration MEDC
Tim Faley, managing director of the Zell Lurie Institute U-M
Lori Hudson, director of the Office of Intellectual Property MSU
Judy Johncox, associate director of Venture Development at Wayne State
Carol Lopucki, director of Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
Christine McDonnell, independent consultant
Ken Nisbet, U-M Director of Office of Technology Transfer
Andrew Swiecki, business strategy and marketing for UGS
For more information, click on GLEQ.Org
