Margaret Cooney-Casey, president, Beaumont Foundation, Beaumont Heath System has been named a winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 Award in Michigan and Northwest Ohio. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Award Recipients were named at a black-tie gala on June 20 at the MGM Grand, Detroit.
Cooney-Casey has served as president of the Beaumont Foundation since July 2000. Under her leadership, revenue generated by fundraising efforts of the Foundation for the benefit of the Beaumont Health System has totaled more than $275 million. The Campaign for Beaumont Hospitals, which ended on December 31, 2011, exceeded its $170 million goal by raising $206 million. She also provides oversight to the Beaumont Foundation board of directors – comprised of 25 community and business leaders who are also key to the philanthropic success of Beaumont Health System. Additionally, she leads a team of more than 40 fundraising professionals.
Read more at http://www.beaumont.edu/margaret-cooney-casey-named-an-ernst-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year
