Co-Owner/President & CEO/Governor
A Grand Rapids native, Dan DeVos led the way for the return of professional hockey to West Michigan in 1996. Since then, the Griffins organization has strived to meet a standard of excellence in everything it does, while providing a fan experience focused on family fun and entertainment. That excellence begins on the ice, where the team has won five division titles in either the AHL or the International Hockey League over the last 12 seasons.
DeVos is president and CEO of DP Fox Ventures, LLC, a Grand Rapids-based business development and management firm that employs more than 500 professionals through companies including Fox Insurance Agency, Fox Powersports and Fox Motor Group, a retail automotive group representing 40 brands at 21 locations.
A member of the board of directors of Alticor Inc., the parent company of Amway Corporation, DeVos also serves as president/CEO of Powell Pointe Resort, the developer of Cape Eleuthera, and of Cape Eleuthera Properties, the manager of the Princess Cays facility, on the island of Eleuthera, The Bahamas. Additionally, he is chairman of Georgian International, based in Barrie, Ontario.
DeVos, a member of the West Michigan Sports Commission’s board of directors since 2007, is also a member of the AHL’s executive committee and part owner of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. He was named the IHL’s Executive of Year in 1997 and served as the league’s chairman of the board during its final two seasons.
In honor of the impact that he, his brothers and their father, Rich, have made on the sports landscape both locally and nationally, the DeVos family was inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame in the team category in 2011.
DeVos is involved in a variety of local business and civic organizations, including Hope Network and the Grand Valley State University Foundation. He also serves as a trustee for Northwood University, his alma mater.
His wife, Pamella, is president and designer of PAMELLA ROLAND. They have two daughters and one son.