Ann Lang

Board Member, Detroit RiverFront Conservancy

President and CEO
Downtown Detroit Partnership

Ann Lang is President and CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, a private/public partnership of corporate and civic leaders including Board representation from Detroit 300, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit Renaissance, Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, and the Mayor's Office. The 2005 merger of the Greater Downtown Partnership and Detroit Downtown Inc. formed the foundation for this new organization. Downtown Detroit Partnership is undertaking initiatives in strategic and physical planning, research, marketing and-most significantly for 2006-a campaign to establish a Business Improvement in Downtown Detroit. Ms. Lang previously served as Executive Director of CEOs for Cities, a national alliance of mayors, corporate executives, university presidents, and foundation and nonprofit leaders established to advance the economic competitiveness of cities. Prior to joining CEOs for Cities, she was President and CEO of Pikes Peak United Way where she led the organization's turnaround and reestablished its focus as a catalyst for community change in the Colorado Springs region. In Detroit as President of New Center Council, Inc., Ms. Lang played a key role in the $350 million revitalization of the 60-block New Center area surrounding General Motors Corporation Headquarters. She was the first woman to chair the International Downtown Association of 450 downtown development professionals from 250 cities in the U.S. and Canada. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Wayne State University.