Gary Torgow

Gary Torgow is a Detroit businessman active in business, civic, charitable and communal endeavors.

Education and personal life

Torgow has a B.A. degree and a J.D. degree and is married to Malke Torgow. The couple has five children and numerous grandchildren.[1]

Career

Gary Torgow is Chairman of TCF Financial Corporation.[2][3]

Communal and civic activity

Torgow is on the boards of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan,[4] DTE Energy,[5] Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan,[6] Business Leaders for Michigan,[7] Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,[8] Downtown Detroit Partnership,[9] and the Wayne State University Foundation.[10] In Torgow's capacity as a vice president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit he hosted a large gathering to support the Federation at his home.[11]

Torgow has served as chairman of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation,[12] the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and First Place Bank.[13] On Jan 25, 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer designated Torgow as one of her emergency interim successors.[14]

He has received a number of honors and awards including the NAACP Fannie Lou Hamer Award,[15] the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Frank Wetsman Young Leadership Award,[16] and the Wayne State University School of Law Outstanding Alumni Award.[17]

He is the author of "Raising the Bar",[18] and "Holy Warrior",[19] and has given numerous talks[20] and lectures throughout the country.[21][22]

References
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  2. "TCF Financial Corp. introduces board of directors". ourmidland.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. "TCF announces renaming of Cobo Center as TCF Center". fox2detroit.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. "BCBSM Board of Directors". bcbsm.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  5. "DTE Energy names bank chairman Gary Torgow to board of directors". dteenergy.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  6. "Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan". cfsem.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  7. "Business Leaders for Michigan members". businessleadersformichigan.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  8. "Gary Torgow". Jewish Community Center.
  9. "Gary Torgow, 52". Crain Communications. December 12, 2010.
  10. "Gary Torgow". Wayne State University.
  11. "The Jewish News". thejewishnews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  12. "Detroit Yeshiva Bio". detroityeshiva.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  13. "Detroit Yeshiva". detroityeshiva.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  14. "Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors". michigan.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  15. "Michigan Chronicle". michronicleonline.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  16. "State of Michigan". state.mi.us. Archived from the original on 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  17. "Legal News". legalnews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  18. Manuel Merzon, M. (2001). Raising the Bar. ISBN 1578195373.
  19. "Holy Warrior". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  20. "Gary Torgow Speech". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  21. "Wayne Law panel discussion". law.wayne.edu. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  22. "Gary Torgow Detroit Revitalization". alma.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
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