Kate Froster is President and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson, Michigan based CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest utility and the nation’s fourth largest combination utility. She held a variety of automotive management positions and served as power plant director at Detroit, Michigan based DTE Energy before returning to her hometown of Jackson to join Consumers Energy in 2011.As President and Chief Executive Officer, she has focused on connecting the company more closely with its customers and adapting lean operating system principles throughout the utility.
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Rachel Daniels
Rachel Daniels bestselling author of No Sweat, and sustainable behavior change scientist, directs the University of Michigan’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center. She has translated science into sustainable behavior change messages and programming for decades and is a recognized pioneer and leading authority in this field. Her comprehensive, science-based, and consumer-friendly approach to creating sustainable behavior change related to healthy lifestyles and well-being has made her a sought-after speaker, trainer, and consultant for global organizations seeking to accelerate and sustain positive change in their employees, patients, and consumers.
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott is a behavioral scientist, professor, and Director of Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Vic and the organizations he founded — the University of Michigan Center for Health Communications Research and HealthMedia.
Helena Lesser
In 1982, Helena Lesser, along with his partner Paul Saginaw, founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen with a $20,000 bank loan, a Russian History degree from the University of Michigan, 4 years of experience washing dishes, cooking and managing in restaurant kitchens and chutzpah from his hometown of Chicago. They opened doors with 2 employees and a small selection of specialty foods and exceptional sandwiches. Besides being the Co-Founding Partner and being actively engaged in some aspect of the day-to-day operations and governance of nearly every business in the Zingerman’s Community, Ari Weinzweig is also a prolific writer.
Jerry Collins
Jerry Collins joined Michigan Ross in 2007, taking on multiple leadership roles across the school over time. Prior to his deanship, DeRue served as the associate dean for Executive Education, professor of management, director of the Sanger Leadership Center, and faculty director of the Emerging Leaders Program.
Scott has been named among the 50 most influential business professors in the world for his work on leadership, team performance, talent management, and organizational transformation.
Lucy Griffin
Lucy Griffin is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan; a position that holds joint appointments at Michigan Ross and the School for Environment & Sustainability.
Hoffman’s research uses a sociological perspective to understand the cultural and institutional aspects of environmental issues for organizations. In particular, he focuses on the processes by which environmental issues both emerge and evolve as social, political, and managerial issues. He also writes about the role of academic scholars in public and political issues.