The Business Advisory Council is made up of business leaders and industrialists with interests in Northeast Ohio. Included in the membership of the council are several outstanding alumni of the college. The group meets regularly with the dean of the College of Business Administration to provide a close liaison between the business world and education, and to advise on the curricula and other programs of the college.

Current members include:

• William A. Bartkus, Vice President, Information Systems, Travel Centers of America, Westlake, Ohio
• John S. Brinzo, CEO, Cleveland Cliffs Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
• Jack J. Burke, Senior Vice President, Investments, Ferris Baker Watts, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
• Jack Crews, President, BTE Enterprises Company, LLC, Kent, Ohio
• Joseph P. Ditchman Jr., Senior Vice President/Partner, Colliers International, Cleveland, Ohio
• Patricia Enright, Manager, Global Management Reporting Systems, Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio
• Raymond W. Evans, Consultant, Titan International, Stow, Ohio
• Mary Christine Jackman, Director of Investments, Maryland State Treasury Office, Annapolis, Maryland
• Steven C. Karzmer, Attorney at Law, Calfee, Halter and Griswold LLP, Columbus, Ohio
• Michael R. Kennedy, Chairman and CEO, MRK Technologies Ltd., Cleveland, Ohio
• Daniel E. Klimas, President and CEO, Lorain National Bank, Lorain, Ohio
• Daniel L. Knotts, Senior Vice President, R. R. Donnelley Inc., Downers Grove, Illinois
• Joseph T. Kubic, President, AdCom Communications Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
• Nobby Lewandowski, CPA, Lewandowski & Co., Medina, Ohio
• James A. Lisy, Sr., Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group, Cohen & Company, LTD, Cleveland, Ohio
• John Loulan, Principal, NXTP Consulting, LLC, Richfield, Ohio
• David W. McCauley, President, LSI Graphic Solutions Plus, North Canton, Ohio
• Lee A. McMannis, President, Aftermarket Performance by Design, LLC, Hudson, Ohio
• Stanley R. Miller, President, NAACP–Cleveland Chapter, Cleveland, Ohio
• Douglas C. Mory, Relationship Manager, First Merit Bank, Cleveland, Ohio
• Stuart D. Neidus, Chairman and CEO, Anthony and Sylvan Pools, Mayfield Village, Ohio
• James Pazderak, President, Covenant Financial Group, Westlake, Ohio
• Stephen K. Pollock (retired), former Vice President of Finance, The Hoover Company, Massillon, Ohio
• Stanley C. Rose (retired), former Vice President for Merchandising, Distribution and Control, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio
• Thomas P. Rudibaugh, Partner, Grant Thornton, LLP, Cleveland, Ohio
• R. Louis Schneeberger, Consultant, Austin Powder Holdings Company, Beachwood, Ohio
• R. Drew Sellers, CIO, Life Line Screening, Cleveland, Ohio
• Kenneth J. Sidon, President, Antares Management Solutions, Beachwood, Ohio
• Lee A. Trotter Jr., Deputy County Administrator, Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners, Cleveland, Ohio
• Frank Vaughn (retired), former President, The Hoover Co., Aurora, Ohio
• Curtis J. Zamec, CEO, Wilbert Inc., Broadview, Illinois