WHY
NASSER
MEETNASSER
Nasser Beydoun is a longtime civil rights advocate and business leader with a proven record of building cultural and economic bridges that bring people together to create a stronger community. He, too, is tired of a federal government that is failing people.
“I’m in this fight to make a true impact and give America back to its people - people like you and me. Being a proud Michigander, I want to give back to the state that raised me and made me who I am today - a CEO, son, husband, and father of three who wants to help make the true American dream of a safe and prosperous life a reality for everyone.”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EDUCATION
Michiganian of the Year, The Detroit News (2006)
Crain’s Detroit Business 40 under 40 (2002)
Crain’s Detroit Business Newsmaker of the Year (2003)
Associate Degree, Science and Business, Henry Ford College
MBA and BBA in Marketing and Finance, University of San Diego
Co-organizer, Arab International Festival (2000 to 2007)
Author, “The Glass Palace” (2012)
Michigan Minority Women’s Network Community Liaison Award (2001)
PREVIOUS BOARD AND LEADERSHIP ROLES
Chairman and Executive Director, American Arab Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chairman, New Detroit Coalition
Executive Board, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Executive Board, Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Co-Chair, Small Business Stabilization Planning Group
Citizen Diplomat, U.S. State Department
Harper/Hutzel Hospital
Boy Scouts of America
Henry Ford College Foundation
Comerica Bank’s Small Business Advisory Council
Detroit Zoological Society