NextGen

We sat down with ACG Detroit Board Member and NextGen Chair Josh Reder, CFA, director of valuation advisory at Stout, to learn more about his role on the board. Watch the interview below.

NextGen is the next generation of business leaders and dealmakers in Detroit. Our group was established to focus on connecting young professionals in the middle-market industry with the resources needed for professional growth and development. We help strengthen the connection between young professionals and mid-to-late career professionals through structured networking, educational, mentorship and leadership opportunities.

NextGen is comprised of professionals under the age of 35 years old and is a cohort of ACG Detroit. When you join, you are an ACG Detroit member. Our membership consists of professionals across a variety of industries including private equity, M&A advisory, management consulting, lenders, legal, CPAs, corporate finance, C-Level executives, and other deal making professionals. Our mission for NextGen is to create an environment where young professionals in Detroit can interact, exchange best practices, and create opportunities while developing the future leaders of ACG Detroit.

WHY JOIN NEXTGEN?

ACG Detroit NextGen gives you the opportunity to connect with like-minded business professionals and the leading dealmakers in Metro Detroit. The group includes:

Discounted Dues: Discounted annual membership dues are $324 for all members 35 years old or younger, discounted from $370 from our standard membership dues.

Exclusive Programs: NextGen members receive access to all of the same programming as other chapter members plus the following programs:

Quarterly social events for NextGen members at local Detroit hot spots.
Quarterly "breakfast and learn" educational events.

Informative Monthly Events: Signature ACG events that feature some of the most prominent business leaders in the state, and topics relevant to a broad spectrum of businesses and industries.

Summer, Fall and Holiday Socials: Summer Soiree social event, golf outing and an annual Holiday Party – Mingle Bells.

Latest News: NextGen members receive a subscription to Middle Market Growth Magazine.

Networking Opportunities: NextGen is the ideal way to make connections with like-minded business professionals in Metro Detroit that impact middle-market business.

HOW TO JOIN

To apply for membership, click here where you’ll be guided through our online application process.

If you have any questions about membership, please contact the following or any NextGen committee member:

Josh Reder

Chair – NextGen

jreder@stout.com or 989.615.9527

Emphani Aldridge	Danielle Bass
Caleb Erbert	Elizabeth Masserang
Dominic Polidori	Brett Trombley
Jacob Simon	Alex Blitstein

PAST EVENTS

2023

Summer Soiree: Next Step Studio, Ferndale

NextGen Happy Hour: HopCat, Royal Oak

Navigating a Recession Early in Your Career: Birmingham Community House

March Madness: The Dow, Birmingham

2022

NextGen Happy Hour: Detroit Fleet, Ferndale

Summer Soiree: Next Step Studio, Ferndale

March Madness: Slice, Birmingham

2019
NextGen Sip & Learn: Planting Relationship Seeds to Grow Your Network, Berkley Common, Berkley	March Madness, The Dow, Birmingham
Breakfast & Learn: The Evolution of Client Service, Bank of America, Troy	Summer Soiree, Urbanrest Brewing Co., Ferndale
Happy Hour, Berkley Common	Breakfast and Learn: Evolution of Qualified Buyer, Plante Moran

2018
Summer Soiree, Vinotecca, Birmingham	Breakfast and Learn: 10 Ways to Keep Real Estate from Killing the Deal, Colliers International Office, Southfield
March Madness, Tequila Blue, Royal Oak	Breakfast and Learn: The Underperforming Business, Dickinson Wright, Detroit
Happy Hour, Calexico, Detroit

2017
Breakfast and Learn: Structuring and Financing the M&A Deal, BDO USA, LLP, Troy	Happy Hour, Mad Hatter, Birmingham
Lunch and Learn: Valuation Drivers - Beyond the Numbers, Dykema, Bloomfield Hills	March Madness, Tequila Blue, Royal Oak
Breakfast and Learn: Add-On Acquisitions, Honigman LLP, Detroit