Awards & Recognition
★Automotive News 2020 All-Star Award
★Aquinas College 2013 Reflection Award
★Michigan School Business Officials 2008 Distinguished Service Award
★Multiple Best of NeoCon Awards during Steelcase tenure
Notable Facts
→CEO of Ford Motor Company from May 2017 to October 2020
→CEO of Steelcase Inc. for 20 years (1994-2014), became CEO at age 39
→Interim Athletic Director at University of Michigan (2014-2016)
→Former University of Michigan football player under Bo Schembechler
→Board member of multiple Fortune 500 companies including State Farm and La-Z-Boy
→Co-founded Jim & Kathy Hackett Family Foundation
→Led Ford through $11 billion restructuring plan and electric vehicle transition
→Known for human-centered design philosophy and partnership with IDEO