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Trustees

Van Andel Institute (VAI), Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), and Van Andel Education Institute (VAEI) each have a Board of Trustees chaired by David Van Andel.  

VAI Board of Trustees

  • David Van Andel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Van Andel Institute 
  • John Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Autocam Corporation
  • Michael Jandernoa, former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Perrigo Company
  • Ralph Hauenstein (Emeritus Trustee), President, Hauenstein Enterprises
  • Peter Cook (Emeritus Trustee), Chairman, Cook Holdings

VARI Board of Trustees

  • David Van Andel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Van Andel Institute 
  • Fritz Rottman, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor and Chairman of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western University
  • James B. Fahner, M.D., Chief of Hematology/Oncology at DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan 

VAEI Board of Trustees

  • David Van Andel, VAI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Gordon L. Van Harn, Ph.D. – Director of VAEI, former Professor of Biology and Provost at Calvin College
  • Gordon Van Wylen, Ph.D. – former President of Hope College, former Dean of the Engineering School at University of Michigan
  • Donald W. Maine - former President of Davenport University