Team

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Lou Glazer, President
Email: lou (at) michiganfuture.org

Mr. Glazer is President and co-founder of Michigan Future, Inc., a non-partisan, non-profit organization. Michigan Future’s mission is to be a source of new ideas on how Michigan can succeed as a world class community in a knowledge-driven economy. Its work is funded by Michigan foundations.

Its two latest report are: Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy which provides a progress report on how well Michigan is positioned to succeed in a flattening world. And Young Talent in the Great Lakes, an analysis of Michigan’s success in retaining and attracting college educated Millennials.

Mr. Glazer currently is heading efforts to :

• organize leadership to implement a new agenda for a knowledge-based  Michigan
• implement a high school in partnership with the Ferndale Public Schools and Lawrence Technological University designed to prepare predominantly urban students for college success
• help start new high schools, at scale, that will prepare predominantly low-income and minority students, for college success.

Prior to joining MFI, Mr. Glazer served as Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Commerce during the Blanchard Administration. He received Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Michigan.   Lou can be contacted at lou (at) michiganfuture.org

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Don Grimes, Research Consultant

Donald R. Grimes is a senior research specialist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research On Labor, Employment, and the Economy.  His primary research interests are in labor economics and economic forecasting.  For the past two decades, he has worked on forecasting labor market activity in the metropolitan areas of Michigan.  He has worked for many years with the Michigan departments of Commerce and Treasury and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation on policy analysis and evaluating economic strategies.  He has also participated in economic studies designed to assist firms in their location and expansion decisions.  He is co-director of a project to generate long-term economic and demographic projections for all of the counties of Michigan.

He works as a consultant with Michigan Future where he does all of its economic analysis and co-authors with Lou Glazer the annual progress report on Michigan’s Trasition to a Knowledge-Based Economy.

He has been involved in other research projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.   He is a partner with Regional Economic Assoicates and also works as a consultant for the Employment Research Corporation and Michigan Future, Inc.

Matthew Neagle, Fellow
Email: matthew (at) michiganfuture.org

Matthew Neagle is a full-time MBA student at the Ross School of Business who has a strong interest in the transformation of the Michigan economy.   As a Fellow, Matthew has been responsible for improving the online presence of Michigan Future, Inc. and helping it to reach new and broader audiences through its website and other forms of social media.   In addition, Matthew is interested in better understanding and representing the needs of young talent within the Michigan economy.

A Michigan native, Matthew returned to his home state as part of a team to setup the Google office in Ann Arbor.   He led teams that were responsible for helping small and medium businesses to grow through on-line advertising and drove a variety of community programs aimed at helping schools, non-profits, and small businesses in Michigan to be successful in the New Economy.   Matthew has spoken widely within Michigan on behalf of Google on topics related to innovation, technology, talent and the new economy.

Jennifer Trigger Marzullo, Education Policy Analyst

Email: jennifer(at)michiganfuture.org

Jennifer is the Education Policy Analyst for Michigan Future. She conducts all of MFI’s education policy research and development with the mission of insuring all students attend a quality school. An educator at heart, she is passionate about improving student achievement and developing multiple ways to prepare students for success in the globally competitive knowledge based economy.

Jennifer currently volunteers as a reading and writing tutor for 826 Michigan in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, MI.

Prior to joining MFI, Jennifer taught English and U.S. History in a small Chicago high school. She received Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Michigan.

Contact Information

Michigan Future, Inc.
(734) 747-8120
PO Box 130416
Ann Arbor, MI. 48113
Twitter: #michiganfuture