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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hall of Fame

The Mike Ilitch School of Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hall of Fame honors inductees based on long-standing, demonstrated commitment to vision, innovation and perseverance within the Detroit business community and beyond; it is a program of the Ilitch School's Belinsky Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory (BELL).

Class of 2024

Headshot of John J. Latella '95, J.D.
John LaTella

John J. Latella '95, J.D. was inducted into the Ilitch School Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hall of Fame Class of 2024. He is the Founder of Legacy Fantasy Sports, and a principal of Latella, Inc., a business consulting practice focused on small closely held companies. With an expertise in family-owned enterprises, Mr. Latella has over 20 years of executive management and entrepreneurial experience in Southeast Michigan.

Class of 2023

Carolyn Cassin
Carolyn Cassin

President and CEO, Michigan Women Forward

Class of 2021

Krish Panu
Krish Panu

Co-founder and managing director, PointGuard Ventures
Carla Walker-Miller
Carla Walker-Miller

Founder and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services
Raj Vattikuti
Raj Vattikuti

Chairman and CEO, Altimetrik

Class of 2020

Russell Belinsky
Russell Belinsky

Managing general partner of LB Capital Advisors, LLC
Paul A. Glantz
Paul A. Glantz

Co-founder and chairman of Emagine Entertainment, Inc.
George G. Johnson
George G. Johnson

Founder of George Johnson & Company
Mary Kramer
Mary Kramer

Vice president and group publisher of Crain Communications

Class of 2019

Marian Ilitch
Marian Ilitch

Co-founder of Little Caesars Pizza; founder and chairwoman of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
Florine Mark
Florine Mark

President and CEO of The WW Group
Bernard D. (Bernie) Moray
Bernard D. (Bernie) Moray

Chairman of Gorman's Home Furnishings & Interior Design