Dan DeVos - 2024 JA West Michigan Business Hall of Fame Laureate

Daniel (Dan) G. DeVos is Chairman and CEO of DP Fox Ventures LLC. DP Fox, established in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1993, is a diversified management company with interests in transportation, real estate and sports and entertainment; currently employing over 2,175 people in Michigan, Chicago and New York.

DP Fox owns and operates Fox Motors, Fox Harley-Davidson and Fox Powersports and is a partner in Windy City- Fox Motorsports. Established in January 2000 with the company’s first dealership acquisition in Grand Rapids, Dan and his team reinvented the automotive experience by placing the customers first. The Fox companies collectively represent 49 brands at 43 locations in Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin.

In real estate, DP Fox owns and oversees various projects in Michigan and The Bahamas. Along with DP Fox, Dan is a partner in CWD Real Estate Investment LLC. CWD projects include commercial ventures in downtown Grand Rapids and outlying areas. In the Bahamas, DP Fox manages the Cape Eleuthera Resort and Marina.

DeVos is the Majority Owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. The Griffins, primary affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, debuted in West Michigan in 1996, winning the Calder Cup trophy in 2013 and 2017. DeVos also owns a women’s professional volleyball team in the Pro Volleyball Federation, the Grand Rapids Rise. His DP Fox Sports & Entertainment company operates these teams plus three ice rinks in West Michigan. He is also the co-founder with his wife, Pamella, of the Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation.

DeVos splits his time between DP Fox and numerous other family-owned businesses. In 2011 he was appointed the chairman of the Orlando Magic of the NBA, as well as heads the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation. In 2017, the family added the Osceola Magic (NBA G-League) and the Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) to their sports portfolio. DeVos currently serves on Amway’s Board of Directors. He also holds the title of Vice-Chairman at RDV Corporation. Additionally, Dan is a partner in Georgian International, LTD. and is a limited partner of the Chicago Cubs.

Dan, along with his wife, Pamella, have worked hard to give back to the communities they call home. This work has included Grand Rapids Symphony (Past Chair), Grand Rapids Art Museum, DeVos Children’s Hospital, Frederick Meijer Gardens, and Northern Michigan University (Past Chairman). Dan currently sits on the boards for Hope Network Foundation and Grand Valley University Foundation (Vice Chair).

Dan is a graduate of Northwood University, currently sits as a member (Past Chair) of the Board of Trustees and was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate degree by the University in 1999.

Dan and Pamella, who is the President and Creative Director of the fashion line Pamella Roland, live in Grand Rapids and have two daughters and one son.