About AIinMI

Our Mission

AIinMI creates a community of leaders with a shared vision to advance Michigan as a national leader in artificial intelligence through cross-sector collaboration.

Core Objectives

Inspire

Share best practices and lessons learned

Educate

Enhance the talent ecosystem

Lead

Align efforts on critical emerging topics

Michigan's AI Opportunity

Michigan stands at a unique crossroads in the global AI revolution. With strong academic AI leaders, innovative industry partners, and forward-thinking government officials, we are positioned to lead the nation in AI development and deployment.

  • World-class universities conducting cutting-edge AI research
  • Industry leaders implementing AI at scale
  • Government officials shaping responsible AI policy
  • A collaborative ecosystem ready to accelerate AI adoption

Steering Committee

Adrian Fortino

Adrian Fortino

General Partner, Mercury Fund

Angelique Strong-Marks

Angelique Strong-Marks

Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Cars.com

Doug Neal

Doug Neal

Managing Director, eLab Ventures

Dr. Sime Curkovic

Dr. Sime Curkovic

Professor, Western Michigan University

Jay Wolcott

Jay Wolcott

CEO, Knowbl