May

Ron May is a retired executive from DTE Energy, headquartered in Detroit, MI. He earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Michigan. He also has attended the Harvard Advanced Management Program and the Center for Creative Leadership, and was awarded an honorary doctor of engineering degree from Oakland University.

Ron began his career working for a large regional company building electric generation facilities and retrofitting older facilities with environmental equipment. He moved to a construction project management firm, which led to building and modification support for a nuclear power plant. Ron progressed to executive leadership of electric transmission and distribution systems and then to corporate leadership.

He is an author and has published his recent novel, Black Blue Water, which has leadership principles embedded. He has been involved with both the University of Michigan and Oakland University engineering advisory boards. He has a wealth of experience on nonprofit boards and professional affiliations. He is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Project Management Institute Project Management Professional, and holds a real estate license in Michigan. Ron has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Leader Award from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.