Stephen J. Hicks

Steve Hicks has served as president and CEO of Longyear LLC, a 150-year-old privately held entrepreneurial asset management firm, since 1999. Under Hicks, Longyear's enterprise value has grown significantly without any third-party capital or cash investment by shareholders. He has been involved in more than $2 billion worth of transactions, raising capital nationally on large investor projects and purchasing companies to add to the Longyear portfolio. The portfolio currently includes JML Forestry, Able Medical Devices, Northern Hardwoods, and Forestville, a unique and diverse new residential community currently in the planning stages.

Hicks served on the Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2014 and served on the Michigan Tech Fund Board of Trustees as well. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Michigan Strategic Fund (appointed by Governor Rick Snyder) from 2017 to 2021.

From the College of Business 2023 Impact Magazine.