Craig Orr
Craig Orr has been involved with the Detroit Executive Service Corps for several years, and most recently serving on its Board of Directors until 2006.
After receiving his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri, Craig went on to receive his MBA in Finance from Southern Illinois University. In 2001, he received an additional Masters degree in Education, Adult Instruction and Performance Technology from the University of Michigan Dearborn.
Craig spent 28 years with Ford Motor Company. After 17 years in Corporate Finance, he moved to Purchasing, where he finished out his tenure as the Purchasing Manager for Body and Exterior Commodity Management.
In this role he led a staff of 13 and was responsible for an annual budget that exceeded $1 billion. Craig retired from Ford Motor Company on November 1, 2005, and soon expanded his role with DESC by joining two additional task forces.
An active participant in DESC's Round Table Dialogues, he has also served as a Financial Skills Mentor and spent two years as a Leaders Circle Facilitator for Detroit principals in the New Visions for School Leaders Program.
In addition to his work with DESC, Craig has been involved in other nonprofit organizations, including the Ford African American Network, City of Detroit Youth, Leadership Detroit, and the National Black MBA Association.
An avid tennis player, DESC's spotlight volunteer has three grown sons living on the East Coast. He and wife Connie currently reside in Novi.
