More than 100 Michigan leaders as of June 2007 who formally endorse the Michigan’s Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign and the "Common Ground Principles for Transforming Michigan."

Tom Anderson, Senior Director, Automation Alley
Vernice D. Anthony, President & CEO, Greater Detroit Area Health Council
John Axe, Chairperson, Citizens for Michigan
Jim Baker, Chairman & Chief Scientific Officer, Nanobio
Charles Ballard, Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
John Barfield, Chairman Emeritus, The Bartech Group, Inc.
Richard Bernstein, Attorney, Law Offices of Samuel Bernstein
Jesse Bernstein, President, Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce
Rebecca Blank, Dean, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy
Richard Blouse, President, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
Bill Bobier, , former state representative, Earthscape
Brian Boyle, Partner, Issue Media Group
Bruce Bragg, Outreach Specialist, Institute for Health Care Studies
David Brandon, Chairman & CEO, Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
Tino Brighthaupt, Sr. VP, Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation
Jim Brooks, Founding Chairman, West Michigan Strategic Alliance
Paul Brown, Chairman, Arnold Transit Company
John Brown, Chairman, Stryker Corporation
Andy Buchsbaum, Director, Great Lakes Natural Resource Center
Dave Campbell, Superintendent, Olivet Public Schools
David Canter, Senior Vice President, Pfizer Global Research & Development
Tom Clay, Director Emeritus of State Affairs, Citizens Research Council
Matt Clayson, attorney, ePrize
Howard Cohodas
Richard Cole, Chair, MSU Department of Advertising/PR/Retailing
David Cole, Chairman, Center for Automotive Research
Tom Cook, Executive Director, Cook Family Foundation
Paul Courant, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Matthew Cullen, General Manager, Econ. Dev. & Enterprise Systems, General Motors
Dan DeGrow, Superintendent, St. Clair County Intermediate School District
Neeta Delaney, President & CEO, ArtServe Michigan
Bob DeNooyer, Owner, DeNooyer Chevrolet
Paul DeWeese, MD, former state legislator
Fred Dillingham, Executive Director, Livingston County Economic Development Corp.
Paul R. Dimond, Of Counsel, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
James Duderstadt, Director, Millenium Institute, President Emeritus, Univ. of Michigan
Aaron Dworkin, Founder/President, The Sphinx Organization
Anthony Earley, CEO, DTE Energy
Dave Egner, President & CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation
Ken Fischer, President, University Musical Society
Michael Flanagan, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Michigan Dept. of Education
Randolph Flechsig, President, Davenport College
Eugene Gargaro, Vice President, MASCO Corporation
Dan Gaydou, Publisher, Grand Rapids Press
Elisabeth Gerber, Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Ralph Gerson, Executive Vice President, Guardian Industries Corporation
Don Gilmer, County Administrator, Kalamazoo County
Alan Gilmour
Larry Good, Chairman, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Steve Hamp
Pat Harrington, Partner, Muchmore, Harrington, Smalley
David Haynes, University Relations Officer, Northern Michigan University
John Hertel, CEO, Regional Transportation Coordinating Commission
Tom Hickner, County Executive, Bay County
Jim Hilboldt, Senior Partner, The Connable Office
Paul Hillegonds, Senior Vice President, DTE Energy
David Hollister, President, Prima Civitas Foundation
Veronica Horn, Executive Vice President, Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
Mike Jandernoa, Principal, Bridge Street Capital Parnters, LLC
Kevin A. Kelly, Executive Director, Michigan State Medical Society
Dan Kildee, Treasurer, Genesee County
Kurt Kimball, City Manager, City of Grand Rapids
Ron Kitchens, CEO, Southwest Michigan First
Birgit Klohs, President, The Right Place
Mary Kramer, Pubisher, Crain’s Detroit Business
Gary LaPlant, Executive Director, Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula
Mel Larsen, Principal, Larsen and Associates
Bob Larson, Chairman, Larson Realty Group
Jack Lessenberry, syndicated columnist & journalism professor, Wayne State University
Thomas Lewand, Partner, Bodman, LLP
Sam Logan, Publisher, Michigan Chronicle
John Logie, Attorney, Warner, Norcross & Judd
Albert Lorenzo, President, Macomb Community College
Doug Luciani, President & CEO, Traverse City Chamber of Commerce
Richard McLellan, Director, Government Policy, Dykema Gossett
Hank Meijer, Co-CEO, Meijer, Inc.
Anne Mervenne, President, Mervenne & Partners
Mark Murray, President, Meijer, Inc.
Dan Musser, President, Grand Hotel
Brent Nickola, Founder, Michigan River Alliance
Greg Northrup, President, West Michigan Strategic Alliance
David Page, Partner, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Lana Pollack, President, Michigan Environmental Council
John Porter, President Emeritus, Eastern Michigan University
Keith Pretty, President, Northwood University
Glenda Price, President Emeritus, Marygrove College
Marvin Roberson, Forest Policy Specialist, Sierra Club
Milt Rohwer, President, Frey Foundation
Doug Ross, Head of School, University Preparatory Academy
Sharon Rothwell, Vice President for Corporate Affairs, MASCO Corporation
Doug Rothwell, President, Detroit Renaissance
Matthew Roush, Technology Editor, Great Lakes Information Technology Report
Marilyn Schlack, President, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Nancy Schlichting, President & CEO, Henry Ford Health System
Paul Schutt, Partner, Issue Media Group
Joe Schwarz, Congressman Emeritus, Battle Creek
Marc Schwartz, Attorney, Birmingham
Dan Scripps, Attorney, Northport Michigan
Maureen Smyth, Senior Vice President, C.S. Mott Foundation
Rick Snyder, President, Ardesta, LLC
Helen Taylor, State Director, Nature Conservancy
S. Martin Taylor
Paul Todd, Congressman Emeritus
Gail Torreano, President, AT&T/SBC Michigan
Margaret Trimer-Hartley, Developer of New Schools, New Urban Learning
Jan Urban-Lurain, President, Spectra Data & Research
Amanda VanDusen, Attorney, Miller Canfield
Peter Walters, Group Vice President, Guardian Industries Corporation
Tom Watkins, President & CEO, TDW Associates
Dennis West, President, Northern Initiatives
Gil White, President, White Realty
Cynthia Wilbanks, VP for Government Relations, University of Michigan
Dan Wyant, Executive Director, Edward Lowe Foundation
Gil Ziegler, President, Alken-Ziegler