Strategic Advisory Board
Supporters who make a significant donation to the AB Fund will be invited to join the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB). SAB members are included in exclusive networking events held on campus to meet with portfolio company teams and University leadership. They will also have early visibility to a curated portfolio of promising startup companies and the opportunity to shape the innovation ecosystem at the nation’s largest public research university.
Rob Bronstein
Co-Founder, President, The Scion Group
The Martin Family Foundation
Bill, Sally, Seth and Mike Martin
Toby Brzoznowski
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, LLamasoft, Inc.
The Bayer Family Foundation
Matt Bayer and Joyce Yaung
Ehrenberg Family Charitable Fund
Roger and Carin Ehrenberg
Brad Sacks
President, BS Global Investments LLC
Melvyn Yeo
Founder, TRIREC
VB Spine LLC
Anthony Viscogliosi
The WLSR Foundation
Jeff, Cheryl and Carl Weedman
Ron and Kathy Colby
Amazon Web Services, Inc
Don and Anais Hicks
Don and Erica Sweeney
Richard Douglas and Dr. Anita Kupriss
Jonathan C. Oberheide and Ashley N. Oberheide
James H. Sprayregen
Lan Hu and Feng Gao
Bill Siegel
CEO, Co-founder, Coveware
David and Deborah Boerger
Vice President, Ford Motor Company (retired)
Investment Advisory Board
The Investment Advisory Board consists of venture and industry experts who advise the Managing Director of the Accelerate Blue Fund on company investments and fund strategy, including suggesting appropriate allocation of funds.
Founder & CEO, Renaissance Venture Capital
Partner, Gunderson Dettmer
Director of Investments and Structuring, University of Michigan
Senior Principal, Michigan Capital Network
Director, Walmart
Senior Manager, U-M Investment Office
CEO, Genomenon, Inc.
Managing Director, The Mott Foundation