Background
III, John Elbert Marshall, was born on July 2, 1942 in Providence. Son of John Elbert Junior and Millicent Edna (Paige) M.
III, John Elbert Marshall, was born on July 2, 1942 in Providence. Son of John Elbert Junior and Millicent Edna (Paige) M.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown U., 1964.
Advertising manager, United Nations Alloy Steel Corporation, Boston, 1968-1970;
associate director development, Brown U., 1970-1974;
executive director, Rhode Island Foundation, Providence, 1974-1979;
vice president, Kresge Foundation, Troy, Michigan, 1979-1982;
executive vice president, Kresge Foundation, Troy, Michigan, 1982-1987;
president, Kresge Foundation, Troy, Michigan, since 1987;
trustee, Kresge Foundation, Troy, Michigan, since 1991;
Chief Executive Officer, since 1993. Board directors Indiana Sector. Former chairman Michigan Cmty.
Foundation Youth Project.
Board directors United Way Community Services, Detroit Downtown Partnership, New Detroit, City Year Detroit, Detroit 300 Conservancy Endowment, Detroit Riverfront Conservatory, Health Foundation for the American mathematical society, Association Hole in the Wall Camps Foundation. Former board directors Michigan Campus Compact, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, Council Michigan Foundations, Detroit Community Development Funders Collaborative. Former board directors, vice chairman Family Service Detroit and Wayne County.
Past president Bloomfield Village Association. Former trustee Council on Foundations, Washington. Member committee CFSEM Greenways Initiative.
Member capital improvement program Detroit Public Schools. Member president's leadership council Brown University.
Married Diana M. Healy, August 16, 1968. Children: Nelson John, Priscilla Anne.