Nearly 300 alumni, faculty, students and friends of Detroit Mercy gathered April 28 to honor seven alumni of University of Detroit, Mercy College of Detroit and University of Detroit Mercy. One alumnus from each college or school was chosen to receive the award for their success in their chosen field and their work in the community. We will share with you videos of each awardee’s comments over the next week or so; we hope you find them as inspiring as we do.
Michael J. Brenner ’67 — College of Business Administration
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Related Companies
Related Companies has a $15-billion portfolio of high-end residential, commercial, affordable housing, office and mixed-use projects across the United States, which the company develops, manages and invests. Brenner joined the company in 1996 and is responsible for the management of the finance, information systems and human resources division of the company.
He was previously with Pricewaterhouse Coopers where, over the course of almost 20 years, he rose from general practice partner in the Detroit office to chairman of its National Real Estate Industry Group to managing partner of the Detroit group to managing partner of Industry Programs and Client Satisfaction Initiatives. His work in the community includes, among others, work with St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce, The Detroit Urban League and Detroit Mercy’s College of Business Administration.
