Full Name:
Brian Ellis
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: JoAnn; 3 Children
Home City:
Grand Rapids, MI
MBA, Finance, University of Michigan Business School, 1982-1984
BBA, Accounting, University of Notre Dame, 1978 1982
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2014
President, Kent Intermediate Association of School Boards, 2013-present
Member, East Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Trustees, 1998-2013
Vice President, Kent Intermediate Association of School Boards, 2012-2013
President, Brooktree Capital Management, 1996-present
Vice President, Strategic Planning, J.R. Simplot Company, 1994-1995
President/Owner, Mid-America Potato Company, 1985-1994
Financial Analyst, General Foods Corporation, 1984-1985
Member, D.A. Blodgett - Saint John's Board, 2002-2008
Member, Michigan Strategic Fund Committee, 2003-2006
Personal Hero and Why:
Presidents Reagan and Ford are Brian's modern-day political heroes. Ronald Reagan made our conservative principles a reality and Gerald Ford sacrificially placed healing our country over his political future.