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Ford School Committee

The Ford School Committee

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Founded in 1991 to promote and increase private support for the Ford School's students, research, and policy engagement, the Committee for the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is comprised of leaders from the public and private sectors with an interest in public policy and higher education.

Ford School Committee members provide volunteer leadership in fundraising and review the goals, programs, and plans of the school—helping to develop new initiatives that further the school's education, research, and service objectives. Committee members assist with fundraising, provide links to policymakers and policymaking arenas, and provide counsel on higher education and public policy.

Ford School Committee members

Gerry Anderson, MPP/MBA '98
Retired Executive Chairman and CEO
DTE Energy
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dudley Benoit, MPP '95
Executive Vice President
Alliant Capital
Woodland Hills, California

Peter F. Borish, AB '81, MPP '82
President
Computer Trading Corporation
New York, New York

Michael Cahill, MPP/Law '99
Professor of Law | Emeritus President & Dean
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY

L. Michael Costa, MPP '82
Commissioner
California Commission on Aging
Sacramento, California

Martha Darling
Retired Senior Manager
Boeing Company
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Congresswoman Debbie I. Dingell
U.S. House of Representatives
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sophia Drossos, BA/MPP‘94
Economist and Strategist
Point72  
New York, New York

David P. Fauri, PhD, AB '62, MPP '64
Professor Emeritus
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Social Work
Richmond, Virginia

Michael Fleming
Executive Director
David Bohnett Foundation
Beverly Hills, California

Mike G. Ford
Retired Associate Director, Pro Humanitate Institute
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Steve Hamp, MMP '78, Hon. LLD '02
Chair, Michigan Education Excellence Foundation
Chair, New Economy Initiative
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jim B. Hudak, MPP '71
Operating Partner
RiverGlade Capital
Napa, California

Broderick Johnson, JD '83
Retired Executive VP for Public Policy and Digital Equity
NBC Universal/Comcast
New York, New York

Annie Maxwell, MPP '02
Anthropic
Silicon Valley, California

Hank G. Meijer, B '73
Executive Chairman
Meijer, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Penny Naas, AB ’92, MPP ’93
Senior Vice President for Innovation and Competitiveness
German Marshall Fund of the United States
Washington, D.C.

Vishaal Rana, MPP/MBA '07
Partner
Goldman Sachs
Scarsdale, NY

Tom R. Reedy
Senior Managing Partner
Dillon Kane Group LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Liz Schrayer, AB '82
President
Schrayer & Associates, Inc.
Washington, DC

Mike B. Staebler, JD '69
Retired Senior Partner and Attorney at Law
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Detroit, Michigan

David Sutphen, JD ‘95
Managing Director and Global Head of Government Affairs & Philanthropy
Sixth Street
Washington, DC

Nancy Tellem
Co-Founder
Basblue
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Adarsh Trehan, AM '65
Retired Senior Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Commerce and Veteran Affairs
McLean, Virginia

Hardy Vieux, MPP '97, JD '97 
Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND),
Washington, DC

Sanford (Sandy) I. Weill
Chairman Emeritus
Citigroup Inc.
Sonoma, CA