Jim Hiller is a licensed attorney and has been a member of the State and Federal Bar Association since 1973. He is the former president and CEO of Hiller’s Markets. He was the recipient of Michigan’s Top Executive Award from Corp Magazine and the Focus Detroit Award for outstanding contributions to the Detroit region. As a philanthropist, Hiller formed and endowed the University of Michigan Program for Neurology Research & Discovery (PFUND/PNRD), which is led by Dr. Eva Feldman, and the Hiller ALS Center at Wayne State University. Hiller has held a variety of positions in the Detroit area medical community. He serves on the University of Michigan Health System Advisory Board, was a former member of the ALS of Michigan Board of Directors and the Beaumont Hospital Board of Trustees. A native of Detroit, Hiller graduated from the University of Detroit Law School, where he received the Outstanding Student Award, and was awarded the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Dean John P. Scallon Award. Jim and his wife, Marge, have three sons – Justin, Andrew and Spencer.