John van Fossen

Vice President Government Affairs at Meijer

John Van Fossen has a diverse and extensive work experience. John started their career in 1999 as the Chief of Staff for Congressman Peter Hoekstra in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 2004 to 2007, they served as the Director of External Affairs at Van Andel Institute. John then joined Clark Hill PLC as the Director of Government Affairs from 2007 to 2013. Following that, they worked at Barnes & Thornburg LLP as the Director of Government Affairs for a year. In 2014, they became the President & COO of 3S International LLC and the COO of W.S. Smith Development Company. John recently joined Meijer as the Senior Director, and is currently serving as the Vice President of Government Affairs.

John Van Fossen obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration in Political Science and Public Administration from Western Michigan University between 1988 and 1993.

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Grand Rapids, United States

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Meijer

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Meijer is a family-owned grocery chain operating in the Midwest. Meijer operates 204 stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. The supercenter stores offer groceries as well as departments such as fashion, automotive, home decor, health and beauty care, pharmacy, electronics and banking. Meijer pioneered the idea of a superstore when, in 1962, it opened its first "Thrifty Acres," a food and general merchandise store that allowed customers to shop for everything they needed with just one trip to the store. Today brothers Hank and Doug Meijer, grandsons of the founder, run the company.


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10,000+

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