Former SBAM CEO Rob Fowler takes new job

The previous CEO of the Tiny Business Affiliation of Michigan has a new job.

Rob Fowler, who left SBAM at the conclude of final year after additional than two decades with the group, will afterwards this calendar year choose in excess of as CEO of Community Policy Associates Inc. The Lansing-dependent general public coverage consultancy focuses on coverage in schooling, workforce growth, healthy communities and justice, according to a news release.

Fowler, with additional than 35 yrs of experience in public plan, will stage into the job on July 1, the release states. Fowler will do well present-day Public Policy Associates CEO Sam Singh, a candidate for point out Senate who has held the purpose considering the fact that 2019.

General public Policy Associates founder and board Chair Jeff Padden in a assertion called Fowler, who was succeeded at SBAM by Brian Calley, an extremely gifted chief.

“(Fowler) is a very wise and pragmatic leader, but also a legitimate visionary,” Padden explained.

Fowler, who joined SBAM just after stints with the Council of Scaled-down Enterprises of the Greater Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, in a statement said he’s enthusiastic to choose on a new function.

“I have been a happy repeat client of PPA simply because I am consistently impressed with their great get the job done,” Fowler said. “I appear forward to foremost the gifted PPA workforce and broadening the viewers for their work.”