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SUMMARY:10.26.23 - Quentin L. Messer Jr.
DESCRIPTION:BIO – Questin L. Messer Jr.\nCURRENT FOCUS\nAs MEDC CEO and President and Chair of the Michigan Strategic Fund\, Quentin is charged with implementing and executing MEDC’s core mission of business development and attraction\, community development\, providing access to capital\, and enhancing Michigan’s image and brand with a focus on building a solid and equitable economy for all Michiganders. His responsibilities include managing the administration of all programs\, funds\, personnel\, contracts\, and other administrative functions of MEDC. \nPROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND\nQuentin is a member of Governor Gretchen E. Whitmer’s cabinet and serves on the boards of the American Center for Mobility\, Michigan Israel Business Accelerator\, International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and Oklahoma University’s Economic Development Institute (OU EDI) and is a member of the Michigan Council on Climate Solutions. \nHe was named by Financial Times as a member of the 2021 Agenda Diversity 100\, Crain’s Detroit Business\, 50 Names to Know in Government (2021)\, Biz New Orleans CEO of the Year (2020)\, Biz New Orleans Businessperson of the Year (2019)\, by Consultants Connect as one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers (2020\, 2019) and by Ebony Magazine for its Ebony Power 100 as a Power Player (2018). \nImmediately prior to joining MEDC\, Quentin was President & CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance which\, under his leadership\, became one of fewer than 80 accredited economic development organizations worldwide (AEDO). Quentin also previously served as the Assistant Secretary for Louisiana Economic Development\, (LED) Louisiana’s Department of Economic Development. \nEDUCATION/PERSONAL\nQuentin is an alumnus of the Boston Consulting Group and O’Melveny & Myers LLP and a degree recipient from Princeton and Columbia Universities.
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LOCATION:University Club of Grand Rapids\, 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
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