Gary Torgow

Gary Torgow is the Chairman of Huntington Bank, one of the 10 largest banks in the United States. Huntington Bank has nearly 1,400 branches in 21 states and is the number one SBA lender in the United States. The bank is co-headquartered in downtown Detroit, where Gary's office is in the Chairman's suite of the Huntington Tower.

Mr. Torgow is Chairman of Business Leaders for Michigan, a roundtable of the top 100 CEOs and Chairpeople of the state's leading companies. Gary also serves on the public company board of DTE Energy and on the board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, one of the state's largest medical insurers.

Gary serves as Chairman of the Jewish Federations of North America and as President of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.

Gary is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Law, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award, and has received honorary Doctorates from Alma College and Eastern Michigan University, where he served as commencement speaker at both universities' graduations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Yeshiva University.

Gary is Chairman of the 2026 NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner and was the recipient of the NAACP's James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award and the Urban League's Distinguished Warrior Award. Gary has led numerous and critical efforts to support communities all across the state, including leading the fundraising for the City of Detroit's Strategic Neighborhood Fund, where over $250 million was raised for seven Detroit neighborhoods.

Gary is the founder of the Sterling Group, a Detroit real estate and development company, which in its history has owned the Guardian Building, the Chase Tower, the Marquette Building and a number of other landmark Detroit properties. The Sterling Group recently completed the construction of a 500-unit all-glass residential tower on the former Joe Louis Arena site, now known as Water Square. His company is currently building a 600-room JW Marriott on the waterfront, which will be directly attached to the Huntington Place convention center.

Gary is the author of two books, Raising the Bar and Holy Warrior.