Vice President and Executive Director
Minority Business Development Agency, MBDA
Bill Grice is currently the President and CEO of MW ADVANTAGE LLC and Director of the Minority Business Development Center in Detroit Michigan (MBDA), the MBDA Center operates under a federal grant from the Department of Commerce department. The Center is Operated by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC).
Prior to joining MBDA Bill served in many roles as a resilient C-Suite leader and serial entrepreneur. Bill is a noted industry sector expert and advisor in automotive, consumer, industrial, and medical products as well as machinery & equipment. Bill has an extensive background working with public and privately-owned companies in the areas of turnaround management. He has successfully assisted and obtained new and expanded credit facilities with alternative sources of capital. As an investor, he has also actively participated, invested, and completed M&A activities and transactions.
Grice is a family man married for 34 years to high school sweetheart, with three lovely adult children and five grands who are the love of his life!
Bill has helped facilitate capital raises of $4.5 million for the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation.