Elected November 2018
Term of Office: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2026
Democrat
gx5460@wayne.eduBryan C. Barnhill II, is a purpose-driven leader with a passion for bringing transformational impact to systems and organizations. Bryan currently leads Ford Motor Company’s Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience Team, where he is responsible for global supply chain crisis response, risk mitigation, and supply chain resilience strategy development and implementation. Bryan has held several positions throughout Ford, with demonstrated success across finance, marketing, and strategy roles. 

Bryan is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors at Wayne State University, where he chairs the Budget & Finance Committee. He is on the Board of Directors of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, and the Southeast Michigan Regional Board of Fifth Third Bank advisory board. He was a gubernatorial appointee to the State of Michigan Blue Ribbon Panel for Parks & Recreation spaces, as well as the Belle Isle State Park Advisory Board. Bryan was also voted on by Harvard University’s global alumni to the position of Elected Director of the Harvard Alumni Association.

He is a recipient of the Washington Post 40 Under 40 award, the Michigan Front Page's 30 under 40 award, Crain's Detroit 20 in their 20's award, and the Spirit of Detroit Award. He was a "Men of Excellence" honoree by the Michigan Chronicle and has also received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the office of Congressman John Dingell. Bryan is a Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Research Michigan Political Leadership Program Fellow. He was selected by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce to be part of the inaugural cohort of Harvard Business School's Young American Leaders Program.

Bryan has a Bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University with coursework in corporate financial accounting from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business with a concentration on finance and entrepreneurship.

Bryan is a proud Detroit native, and currently lives in Detroit with his wife Rian English, and their two children, Britton and Riley.