Dearborn Breakfast with Rick Snyder, Republican Candidate for Governor
Rick Snyder, Republican candidate for governor, will be the keynote speaker for the Thursday, October 7, 2010, Business Builder Breakfast sponsored by Oakwood Healthcare System.
Snyder, the self-proclaimed “One Tough Nerd,” will discuss his 10-point plan to reinvent Michigan.
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EVENT INFORMATION
– Business Builder Breakfast
Fairlane Club, 5000 Fairlane Woods Drive, Dearborn, MI 48126
Thursday, October 7, 2010: 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Cost: $30 Members; $40 Non-Members
Corporate Table of 10 with signage: $400
AGENDA
7:30 – 8:00 am….Registration & Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 am….Welcome & Introductions
8:10 – 9:15 am….Speaker & Discussion
9:15 – 9:30 am….Networking
Rick Snyder Bio
Richard D. (Rick) Snyder is CEO, Chair of the Board and co-founder of Ardesta LLC, a high tech venture capital firm located in Ann Arbor. He previously served as CEO and chairman of Gateway, Inc. On July 21, 2009, Snyder announced his campaign for Governor of Michigan as a Republican in the 2010 election.
Rick was born in Battle Creek in 1958 and studied at the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of General Studies with high distinction in 1977, a MBA with distinction in 1979 and a Juris Doctorate in 1982. He completed his third degree by age 23.
Snyder was employed with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1982 – 1991 and was named partner in 1988. In 1989, he was named partner-in-charge of mergers and acquisitions in the Chicago office.
Snyder joined Gateway in 1991 and was named President and COO in 1996. In 1997, he returned to Ann Arbor and founded Avalon Investments Inc., a venture capital company with a $100 million fund. Under his leadership, Avalon went on to invest in 24 technology-oriented startup companies. After a successful capital raise of $103 million, Snyder co-founded Ardesta, an investment firm focused on micro and nanotechnology. Between Avalon and Ardesta, 420 jobs have been created in Michigan and 1,253 nationwide.
Synder’s 10-point plan to reinvent Michigan includes: creating more and better jobs; reformation of Michigan’s tax system; fixing broken government; restoration of cities and control of urban sprawl.
“We will celebrate success if and only if we accomplish these goals,” said Snyder at a recent town hall meeting in Grand Rapids. “The voting public must demand more from its governor and its government. We will accomplish these goals!”