W. Frank Fountain, Chairman of the Board
W. Frank Fountain was appointed Senior Vice President, Government Affairs for DaimlerChrysler Corporation in November 1998. Prior to the merger, he was Vice President, Government Affairs for Chrysler Corporation from 1995.
Fountain is responsible for maintaining and coordinating DaimlerChrysler’s interface with state and local governments across the country. He directs a staff of government affairs specialists who are responsible for analyzing, developing and presenting to these units of government on all issues that are important to DaimlerChrysler and the auto industry. He is also responsible for coordinating strategy on issues of interest to other domestic auto industry manufacturers.
Fountain has three additional areas of responsibility at DaimlerChrysler: Community Relations, National Education Programs, and the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, which is the company’s philanthropic organization. He serves as the president of the Fund.
Since joining Chrysler Corporation in 1973 as an Investment Analyst, Fountain has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Chrysler’s Corporate Controller’s Office, the Treasurer’s Office and Chrysler’s Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C.
Today, he is a member of many business and professional organizations and serves on numerous Boards of Directors, including:
| Detroit Public Schools Board of Education, Chair |
The Detroit Investment Fund |
| Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair |
New Detroit, Inc., Vice Chair |
| Museum of African American History |
Dennis W. Archer Foundation |
| Hudson-Webber Foundation |
Economic Club of Detroit |
| Michigan Manufacturers Association |
Corporate Council on Africa |
| Community Foundation of SE Michigan |
Detroit Metro Sports Commission |
| WTVS- Channel 56 (Public Television) |
Africare |
| Music Hall |
Focus Hope Advisory Board |
| The Wharton School Board of Overseers |
Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC), Past Chair |
| Hampton University, Chair |
Mackinac Center for Public Policy Advisory Board |
| Metro Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, Vice Chair |
| International Visitors Council of Metro Detroit |
Business Council of Alabama |
Foutain holds a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Hampton University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Bengal, India. Fountain holds an honorary doctorate of public service degree from Central Michigan University.
Executive Committee, 2003-2004
Frank Fountain - DaimlerChrysler, Chairman
Stephen Hayes* - The Corporate Council on Africa, President
Sandra Taylor - Eastman Kodak Company, Vice Chair
Ken Evans - Exxon Mobil Corporation, Vice Chair
Larry Bailey* - LDB Consulting, Inc., Treasurer
James Andrews - Halliburton, Secretary
Jack Edlow - ERL Services, Member-at-Large
Stephen Cashin - Modern Africa Fund Managers, Member-at-Large
Sharon Pratt - Pratt Consulting, Member-at-Large
James Harmon* - Harmon & Co., LLC, Chairman Emeritus
*Ex-Officio
Board of Members, 2003-2004
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Archer Daniels Midland Company
BP
Cargill Incorporated
ChevronTexaco
Citigroup Inc.
Coca-Cola Africa and Middle East
ConocoPhillips
The Corporate Council on Africa
DaimlerChrysler
Development Alternatives, Inc.
Eastman Kodak Company
Emerging Markets Partnership Fund
Emerging Market Solutions
ERL Services
Exxon Mobil Corporation
General Electric Africa
GoodWorks International, LLC
Halliburton
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