Bruce Hammond is an engineer with an entrepreneurial bent and proven leadership track record. He is the founder and CEO of GrowthPoint, a B2B Marketing Services corporation in Clarkston, Michigan. Prior to founding GrowthPoint in 2003, he worked at ABB as a Division President and Rockwell Automation for 21 years, serving as vice president and general manager. He has a degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State University and grew up in the Midwest.

Bruce Hammond met MGRC founder Rick Morro 20 years ago through work. A few years ago, Bruce saw a social media post about Rick’s volunteer work with the Maasai girls and got in touch. Before long, Bruce and his wife, Joyce, arranged a visit to the center in 2019. Later, they joined the board, with GrowthPoint providing pro bono marketing, social media, business systems and database operations. Bruce was elected board president in 2020. “Once you get involved and understand the need, it’s hard not to help,” he said.