Ray de Winkle

Ray De Winkle, CEcD, EDFP, serves as the Director of Business Customer Strategy and Growth at Consumers Energy since June 2017, where focus areas include business customer attraction, retention, and expansion within targeted industry sectors in Michigan. With a long-standing involvement in economic development, Ray has been a member of the International Economic Development Council since 1989, serving as the 2016 Chair of the International Advisory Committee. Previous roles include Vice President of Business Attraction at Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and Senior Vice President of Global Business Development at Leap, Inc. Additionally, Ray has held leadership positions with GreaterFindlayInc. and the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, and has been actively involved in various economic development organizations throughout the Midwest. Ray earned a B.B.A. in Finance, Magna Cum Laude, from Grand Valley State University and has participated in leadership programs including Leadership Grand Rapids.