# Tom Lewand

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'''Thomas J. Lewand''' is a Detroit-area business leader and a former executive for the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions). The son of lawyer and Detroit economic development leader F. Thomas Lewand,<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2019|title=Lewand plans to retire from Detroit mayor's office by year's end|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/government/lewand-plans-retire-detroit-mayors-office-years-end|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=Crain's Detroit Business|language=en}}</ref> Tom Lewand began his career with the Detroit Lions in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thomas (Tom) J. Lewand|url=https://michiganross.umich.edu/about/profile/thomas-tom-j-lewand|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=michiganross.umich.edu|language=en}}</ref> By 2008, he was serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer. On December 29, 2008, he was named President of the Detroit Lions, succeeding [Matt Millen](/source/Matt_Millen), after the team finished the first [0-16 season](/source/imperfect_season) in NFL history.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Battista|first=Judy|date=September 24, 2008|title=Fed Up With Failure, the Lions Fire Millen|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/sports/football/25lions.html|access-date=December 26, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Marinelli: 'You can't go 0-16 and expect to keep your job'|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/marinelli-you-can-t-go-0-16-and-expect-to-keep-your-job-09000d5d80dbc543|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}</ref> In his role as president, Lewand oversaw all aspects of the Lions organization. Lewand was fired by the Lions on November 5, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2015|title=Lions fire GM, president; Ford: We expect to win|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14059034/detroit-lions-fire-gm-martin-mayhew-president-tom-lewand|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Post-Lions career ==
In 2016, Lewand was appointed the CEO of Detroit-based leather and watch company [Shinola](/source/Shinola_(retail_company)).<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2016|title=Former Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand lands gig as CEO for Shinola|url=https://www.mlive.com/lions/2016/06/former_detroit_lions_president_1.html|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=mlive|language=en}}</ref> He served in that role until the end of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=John|title=Shinola CEO Tom Lewand leaving company by end of year|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/2019/11/08/tom-lewand-leaving-shinola-ceo/2533552001/|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref> Since March 2020, Lewand has served as the CEO of the Marygrove Conservancy, the non-profit the continues to operate the former [Marygrove College](/source/Marygrove_College) campus in Detroit.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 12, 2020|title=Marygrove Conservancy appoints two executives to lead campus operations, community engagement and future development|url=https://marygroveconservancy.org/stay-engaged/news/marygrove-conservancy-appoints-two-executives-to-lead-campus-operations/|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=Marygrove Conservancy|language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2021, Lewand took on additional work and returned to the football world as a consultant to [Major League Football](/source/Major_League_Football_(MLFB)), a spring football league.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Birkett|first=Dave|title=Ex-Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand back in football as consultant to new league|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/09/08/detroit-lions-tom-lewand-major-league-football/5768424001/|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal==
In his formal education, Lewand holds [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) (1991), [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor), and [M.B.A.](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) degrees (1996) from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan). He is married with four daughters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/team/staff/tom-lewand/e26de250-ac2c-4ec0-9bd1-90550e19fe1f |title=Detroit Lions: Tom Lewand |website=www.detroitlions.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922215521/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/staff/tom-lewand/e26de250-ac2c-4ec0-9bd1-90550e19fe1f |archive-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

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