Garrick T. Davis is a public policy professional with lengthy service in the public sector, primarily within the executive branch of the federal government and its agencies. Garrick has served on a number of domestic policy initiatives: most notably efforts surrounding economic development within America’s urban centers, including the reform of government sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the revitalization of advanced manufacturing in America’s cities, and other aspects of job creation and community development.
Garrick served as a Presidential Appointee in the Obama White House. Garrick worked as a Policy Analyst in the Office of the Vice President, assigned with the tactical implementation and performance measurement of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Before serving in the Obama Administration, Garrick worked in the financial services industry in areas involving compliance, regulation, and asset management.
Garrick has served on a host of non-profit boards and committees, including US House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s ‘Make It In America’ Advisory Board and the Augustus F. Hawkins Foundation. Garrick holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Bachelor of Science from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
Mr. Gamble was an International Representative of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) 1995-2002 and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), 1985-1995. He was associated with the union’s Industrial Development Department, which worked with staff and local unions on developing union-centered “high road” manufacturing and labor-management partnerships.
He recently served on the boards of directors of the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee, and the Socio-Technical Systems Roundtable, of which he was President. He was a founder of the Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network and worked as a university professor. He received his undergraduate degree from Maryville College (TN) and an M.A and PhD from Ohio State University. More about Doug’s story here.
Edward Hamburg serves on the boards of directors of public and private high technology companies and as an advisory partner with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. His current directorships include HerdDogg, Inc. (analytical solutions for animal traceability), VizExplorer (analytical software for the casino industry), and the American Institutes for Research (behavioral and social science research). Hamburg was Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations and Chief Financial Officer of SPSS Inc. (predictive analytics technology and services), where he managed the company’s two public offerings, directed its mergers and acquisitions activities, and was responsible for all aspects of the firm’s business infrastructure, including finance and treasury, corporate marketing, human resources, legal and corporate governance, and information technology. Hamburg received a Ph.D. from the department of political science at The University of Chicago and was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his M.A. and B.A. from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Today, Lucy is founder and CEO of the metal shop she always wanted. She began her career in finance, first at Lehman Brothers then Morgan Stanley, where she was deeply involved in emerging market equity IPOs, privatizations, and currencies. She left finance to pursue manufacturing at an architectural metal shop in Queens, and went on to spend a decade in high-end finishings for architects, designers, and artists – both as an owner and operator of various companies. Lucy also has experience guiding non-profit institutions in both executive and board capacities. Lucy graduated with honors from Vassar College, and has a Master’s Degree in Cultural Anthropology from New York University. Photo with Lucy (right) at FosterWorks with MR program alumni Isaiah (left) who works for the company. More about Lucy’s story here.
John is an attorney based in Chicago, but with experience working in courts across the country. He represents businesses and individuals with a variety of their needs, including work with manufacturers. John assists businesses of varying sizes with their transactional and litigation needs. His work has spanned various areas of the law, and the clients he has represented work in various industries and backgrounds. John began his career working in complex and class litigation for consumers and investors. His experience litigating cases provides a critical perspective in analyzing and determining potential issues that businesses may face.
John’s other volunteer efforts include working with the Illinois Chapter of JDRF with its young leadership committee raising money and awareness for Type 1 Diabetes. He is also active with the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee that assists voters in analyzing judicial candidates and sitting judges up for election in Cook County.
John was drawn to Manufacturing Renaissance because of his belief in the benefits that careers in the trades or manufacturing can have for a community and individuals and his desire to assist and give back to underrepresented communities. He is the grandson of an immigrant and career-long United Autoworkers’ Union member. John was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois, and currently lives in La Grange Park, Illinois with his wife and their two dogs, Payton and Halas. John received his B.A. from Miami University and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. More about John’s story here.
Dan founded Manufacturing Renaissance (MR) in 1982 in response to the thousands of manufacturing plant closings in the Chicago area. At the beginning, the organization’s work was focused on industrial retention efforts. Dan led a team that studied hundreds of companies and worked on dozens of campaigns with local unions, community-based organizations and the City of Chicago under the Harold Washington administration to save industrial jobs. Dan was one of the founders of the Labor Research Review, a journal published between 1982 – 1994. LRR was a highly regarded forum for analysis, criticism and strategic thinking on the American labor movement in the late 20th century.
Dan served as the founding executive director until 2020. He continues to serve the organization as a senior advisor, guiding many of MR’s strategic initiatives. He is recognized nationally as a leading expert and resource. He writes and speaks regularly for manufacturing trade associations, universities and colleges, community development networks, unions, and others interested in promoting advanced manufacturing and its intersection with public interests domestically and internationally.
Prior to founding MR, Dan worked for 13 years as a machinist in the Chicago area. He organized Steelworker Local 8787 at G+W Taylor Forge in Cicero, Illinois and served as Vice President. Taylor Forge closed in 1983. Dan also worked as a production machinist at Sunbeam and Victor Gasket.
Dan graduated from the University of Wisconsin, with a B.A. in history in 1967. Before and through college, Dan worked as an activist and an organizer, interning for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Georgia in 1965, working for the Georgia Council of Human Relations in 1966, and organized soldiers against the Vietnam War at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center between 1968-1970.
See a list of Dan’s major articles and presentations here.
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