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Board and Staff

The Team

These are the people who carry out the Michigan Chamber’s mission to protect, connect and strengthen businesses and build a stronger Michigan for all. We’re committed to pragmatic problem solving, meaningful collaboration and being the most influential voice for business. No team works harder to listen, to understand and to get the job done.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Michigan Chamber is guided by dozens of volunteer leaders who comprise our Board of Directors. These directors represent member employers of every size and industry from across the state.

Michael “Mike” Puerner, chief legal officer for Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, a regional property casualty insurance company based in Hastings, Mich, was elected to serve as chair of the 2024 Board of Directors. Puerner succeeds Kurtis Wilder, shareholder with Butzel and former Michigan Supreme Court Justice.

“It is an honor to help represent our state’s business community. The Michigan Chamber Board of Directors and team are laser focused on a range of issues that most impact our state’s job providers and building a resilient, thriving economy for all – from talent, education and workforce readiness to the tax and regulatory climate.”
Mike Puerner, 2024 MI Chamber Board Chair
Kurtis T. Wilder, 2023 MI Chamber Board Chair

LEADERSHIP TEAM

President and CEO
(517) 371-7696
Chief Operating Officer
(517) 371-7639
Senior Vice President of Business Advocacy
(517) 371-7678
Vice President of Member Engagement
(517) 371-7674
Vice President of Membership and Partnerships
(517) 371-7642
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
(517) 371-7655

STAFF

The Michigan Chamber supports non-discriminatory hiring practices and encourages employers to be inclusive when making personnel and other employment decisions. The Chamber has not and does not discriminate in its hiring practices and supports diversity of its own staff and volunteers. The Chamber strongly believes that everyone who lives and works in our state should be treated with fairness and respect.