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Denise Ilitch

American businessperson

Summary

American businessperson

Field	Value
name	Denise Ilitch
image
birth_date
birth_place	Detroit, Michigan, US
<!-- political -->	office	Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
term_start	January 1, 2009
predecessor	Rebecca McGowan
successor
party	Democratic
otherparty
spouse	Jim Lites (divorced)
partner
parents	Mike Ilitch and Marian Ilitch
relations	Christopher Ilitch (brother)
residence	Bingham Farms, Michigan
alma_mater	University of Michigan
University of Detroit
profession	Businessperson
Publisher
Lawyer

University of Detroit Publisher Lawyer Denise Ilitch (born November 1955) is a Detroit-area businessperson, lawyer, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. She was chair of the board from 2020 to 2021. Ilitch was rumored to be a Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2010, after having met with the White House in early January to discuss a potential run,{{cite web

Background and business experience

Denise Ilitch is a third-generation Macedonian American, the daughter of Mike Ilitch and Marian Ilitch, co-founders of Little Ceasar Enterprises Inc. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1977, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit in 1980. After law school, Ilitch was the vice-president of Little Caesars from 1981 to 1992, during which time the business moved to downtown Detroit from Farmington Hills, sparking other investment in Detroit.{{cite web

Community involvement

Ilitch serves on the boards of many business and community organizations in the Detroit area. She is a past member of the board of directors for the Detroit Branch NAACP, the ACLU of Michigan advisory committee, the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the board of directors of the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Ilitch founded the Ilitch Charities for Children, and established the Denise Ilitch Scholarship at Walsh College for women to complete advanced degrees.

University of Michigan Board of Regents

On November 5, 2008, Ilitch was elected statewide to an eight-year term on the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. She made controlling university tuition costs a centerpiece of her campaign.{{cite web

She was reelected in 2024, defeating Palestinian American activist Huwaida Arraf who challenged her for the Democratic nomination in August and going on to win the November general election alongside Republican Carl Meyers.

2010 gubernatorial election

After John Cherry dropped out of the campaign for governor of Michigan in January 2010, Ilitch met with senior advisors at the White House, including the President. Ilitch also met with the Democratic Governors Association while in Washington D.C.{{cite web

References

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/24/university-of-michigan-regents-palestinian-activist-divest-israel-democratic-party-supreme-court/74862362007/
https://michiganadvance.com/2024/11/06/republicans-score-big-in-michigans-university-board-elections/
(February 10, 2010). "Ilitch passes on Michigan gov. race".

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