Michael jandernoa biography
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Hired by Perrigo as CFO, Mike was promoted to EVP of Sales and Finance in 1981, appointed President in January 1983, and became CEO in 1986. The Jandernoa Foundation began in 1993 and currently has $5,191,772 in assets, while contributing $2,981,127 in 2020, which is the most recent 990 document available on Guidestar.
He serves on the boards of Business Leaders for Michigan, Hopen Life Science Fund, Cirius Therapeutics, Lacks Enterprises, ADAC Automotive, University of Michigan President’s Advisory Board, GVSU Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. Jandernoa is a former executive with the Perrigo Company and is now the head of 42 North Partners in Grand Rapids.
Perrigo is a leading global health care supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter and generic prescription pharmaceuticals.
Mike also serves/chairs on numerous religious and community boards and committees as well.
Mike is the founder of Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentoring, a co-founder of Bridge Street Capital Partners, and a founder and Board member of Grand Angels.
Michael Jandernoa | Grand Rapids 200 2024
Founder
42 North Partners
Grand Rapids
Michael Jandernoa was president and CEO of Perrigo Company from 1983 to 2000, board chair from 1991 to 2003, and continued to serve on the board until 2017.
I am so blessed in many ways.
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In addition, he has founded or co-founded Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentoring, Bridge Street Capital Partners, Grand Angels, and 42 North Partners, a family office focusing on investments, entrepreneurship and community.EDUCATION: University of Michigan (B)
BEST ADVICE: Help your employees to be the best they can be, especially your direct reports.
LIKE ABOUT WEST MICHIGAN: Entrepreneurial and accountable spirit with public and private culture and strong family focus.
MAYOR/GOV FOR A DAY: Close the education gap with minorities, which would improve career outcomes.
UP AT NIGHT: Our failing K-12 education performance overall, but especially high-risk students.
DO OVER: Not really.
These 990 documents must be submitted within a three-year period, which is why the 990s that we will be examining are from 2020, since most foundations prefer to submit their 990 documents at the last minute, thus minimizing public scrutiny. So far we have posted articles about the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, the Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation, the Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation, the Dan and Pamela DeVos Foundation, the Cheri DeVos Foundation, the Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation, the Steve and Amy Van Andel Foundation, and the David and Carol Van Andel Foundation.
The Janderoa Foundation
Michael Jandernoa is part of the Grand Rapids Power Structure, although his name is not as familiar as DeVos, Van Andel, Seechia or Meijer.
During his career at Perrigo, Mike helped lead two LBO’s in 1981 and 1988 and the IPO in 1991.
In addition to his service on Perrigo’s Board of Directors, he also serves on the Board of Directors of Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM), the Van Andel Institute, Hopen Life Science Fund, Metabolic Solutions Development Company (MSDC), the University of Michigan President’s Advisory Board, and Grand Valley University Foundation.
In fact, according to FollowtheMoney.org, Jandernoa has contributed a total of $4,299,096 in campaign money over the past 27 years, mostly to GOP candidates. Jandernoa is a huge proponent of Entrepreneurial Capitalism.
Groups receiving Hush Money
- Disability Advocates of Kent County – $40,000
- Habitat for Humanity Kent County – $150,000
- Heart of West Michigan United Way – $350,000
- Kids Food Basket – $20,000
None of these four groups listed here challenge systems of power, nor do they seek to address the root causes of societal problems like housing insecurity or food insecurity.
In addition, the Jandernoa Foundation gets to buy their silence, making it very improbable that these groups will speak out against the public policy decisions that are adopted by the politicians that Jandernoa and other members of the Grand Rapids Power Structure are funding.
Our monitoring of local foundations has been part of our larger critique of the Non-Profit Industrial complex in Grand Rapids.
GRIID has been providing information and analysis on the various DeVos Family Foundations, using the most recent 990 documents that foundations are legally required to submit.
“In any case, the hidden hand of of foundations can control the course of social change and deflect anger to targets other than elite power.”
– Joan Roelofs, Foundations and Public Policy
For the past 10 years, GRIID has been monitoring foundations in West Michigan, particularly the large family foundations that those who are part of the Grand Rapids Power Structure have created.
This demonstrates that many members of the Grand Rapids Power Structure contribute to the charity work that Mel Trotter does, primarily because they are a religious entity and have no commitment to challenging the root causes of housing insecurity in this city.
Political Right and Think Tanks
- Greater Grand Rapids Chamber Foundation – $50,000
Education Institutions
- Aquinas College – $50,000
- Catholic Central High School – $150,000
- Grand Valley State University – $125,000
- Michigan Colleges Alliance (Private schools) – $80,000
- University of Michigan Business School – $957,877
You can see from this list that over half of the education groups are religious and/or private education groups, plus the largest contribution was to U of M’s business school.
He was promoted to Chairman of the Board and CEO in November 1991, a position he held until May of 2000. Like most private foundations, their owners create social problems through exploitation and buying politicians, then turn around and contribute to charity groups that serve the very same people harmed by their wealth.
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Michael Jandernoa
BIOGRAPHY
Mike Jandernoa is the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Perrigo Company, a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals.
Mike is a graduate of the University of Michigan and was a CPA, having worked at BDO Seidman for seven years prior to joining Perrigo in 1979.
Jandernoa worked at BDO Seidman for seven years prior to joining Perrigo in 1979. What follows is a breakdown of some of the larger contributions the Jandernoa Foundation has made in each of the four categories we have been using.
Conservative Christian Groups
- Diocese of Grand Rapids – $80,000
- Madison Square Church– $100,000
- Mel Trotter Ministries – $187,500
It is interesting that the Jandernoa Foundation has also contributed to Mel Trotter Ministries, just like most of the other foundations we have looked at over the past few months.
Mike is a member of other corporate advisory boards and is a past member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.