Founded in 1998, the Washtenaw Economic Club has delivered some incredibly high-profile and compelling speakers. The Club was founded to help bring knowledge, experience and inspiration to the area.
Founding Partners
ANN ARBOR AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CITIZENS BANK
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
YPSILANTI AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THE ANN ARBOR NEWS
Past Featured Speakers
1999
F. W. deKlerk
Carl Levin
Barbara Bush
James Lovell
2000
Sam Donaldson
Earl Woods
Spencer Abraham
James Carville & Mary Matalin
2001
Bob Costas
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Jeff Daniels
Stuart Varney
2002
General Henry Shelton
Alan L. Keyes
Dave Barry
The Capital Gang
2003
Lesley Stahl
Frank Abagnale
Mike Krzyzewski
Gene B. Sperling
2004
Ari Fleischer
Laura Ingraham
Richard Picciotto
Bob Woodward
2005
Jane Bryant Quinn
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Christopher Gardner
Bob Woodward
2006
David E. Davis
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Brad Baker
Howard Fineman
2007
James Bradley
Kwame Kilpatrick
Dr. Patrick Moore
Chris Wallace
Roger Frock (Special Event)