Doug Rothwell
President & CEO
Doug Rothwell has worked as an executive in the public, private and non-profit sectors having worked for three state Governors and two Fortune 500 companies. As President & CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan, a business roundtable of the state's top 80 CEOs, he has led efforts to make Michigan a top ten state for job, economic and personal income growth through state policy changes and privately-led economic development initiatives.
Prior to his current position, Doug served as:
- President of Detroit Renaissance, a regional CEO roundtable where he led the development & implementation of the region's first economic growth strategy.
- Executive Director of Worldwide Real Estate for General Motors
- President and Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, an organization he founded and helped Michigan be named the number one state for attracting and retaining corporate site location investments an unprecedented four years in a row, cited for achieving one of the top business climates in the nation and consistently named as having the best state economic development agency.
- Chief of Staff to the Governor of Delaware
- Executive Vice President at MBNA Corporation (now part of Bank of America)
Doug holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and attended the John F. Kennedy School’s residential program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University.
He is one of handful of state executives to be honored with the National Governors’ Association’s outstanding public service award.
Contact Doug Rothwell: dougrothwell@businessleadersformichigan.com
