Advisory Board

In 1973, Dan Gordon began working in sales full time at Gordon Food Service. He held a number of sales and marketing positions before becoming president in 1989. He was appointed chairman of the board in 2010. A graduate of Creston High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dan earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Dan serves on the foundation board for Grand Valley State University, and on the Hope College Board of Trustees. He served on the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation board, for which he and his wife, Magee, chaired the 2009–2010 Children’s Miracle Network campaign. Dan also served as a board member of the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and was the association’s chairman from 2002 to 2004. Dan and Magee have three children and five grandchildren and reside in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dan enjoys golfing and traveling.

Brian graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) focused in Accounting. He began his career as a CPA with Arthur Anderson. That work led him to Herman Miller where he stayed for 29 years, including 14 years as the firm’s CEO.
Brian has been very active as a board member serving corporations such as Briggs and Stratton, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Universal Forest Products, and Gentex as well as institutions including Michigan State University, the University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research, Davenport University, The Right Place, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Detroit.