R. Griffith McDonald, Managing Director

Educational Background:

1964 B.A. with Distinction, DePauw University
Chemistry Major

1966 M.B.A., Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Marketing Concentration

Business Background and Experience:

1966-70 Standard Oil of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio
Business Development, Cash Forecasting & Management, Pension
Fund Management

1970-72 Xerox Education Group, Stamford, Connecticut
Assistant to President, Product Development, Strategic Planning

1972-82 University Microfilms International (Xerox), Ann Arbor, MI
Operations Management, Product Development, Strategic Planning

1982-2009 Integrated Financial Strategies Group
Registered Investment Advisor, Investment Specialist
Registered Principal, Mutual Service Corporation, Member NASD and SIPC

1992- Retirement Income Solutions
Managing Director

Community and Professional Activities:

Trustee and Past Chairman of the Board, Washtenaw Community College
Vice President, Harvard Business School Club of Detroit
Co-founder, Ann Arbor Area 2000
Director, Washtenaw United Way (1981-1997); Chair (1990)
Director, Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce (1979-86); Chair (1985)
Member, Junior League of Ann Arbor Community Advisory Board (1994-97)
Director, International Association for Financial Planning SE Michigan (1987-88)

Mr. McDonald was Chair of the Board of Trustees of Washtenaw Community College and has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Washtenaw United Way, Distribution Committee member for the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, and co-founder and co-convenor of Ann Arbor Area 2000, a citizens group dedicated to improving the area's quality of life. He has also been Chairman of the Board of the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce and is active in several other civic activities. His service as Chair of the Committee on Excellence for the Ann Arbor Public Schools earned him the District's Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award. He has also received a Community Service Award from Washtenaw Community College and the Distinguished Service Award from the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor.

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