Carl Meyers
for
University of Michigan Regent

It's time to make the University of Michigan affordable, accessible and safe for all Michigan students. My commitment to the citizens of Michigan.

I will fight for fair and affordable tuition to reduce the need for student debt.
I will fight to protect women's sports from participation by biological males.
I will fight antisemitism, hate speech, ethnic intimidation and protect free speech at the University of Michigan.

Biography

Carl Meyers is a long-time advocate for an affordable college education and controlling student debt. He believes that the cost of higher education and the level of student debt is a national tragedy.

Carl has over 40 years of experience in finance and investments. He is presently a Senior Vice President of Investments for Raymond James in Plymouth, Michigan. The primary focus of his investment practice is asset and wealth management services for foundations, endowments, institutions, high net worth families and individuals.

Carl has been recognized as one of Detroit’s top wealth and investment managers in the Hour Magazine and Detroit Business Five Star survey.

Prior to joining Raymond James, Carl was a Managing Member and Partner in the Detroit based investment firm of Roney and Company. He began his financial services career in 1982 at Paine Webber.

Carl is a 1979 graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, School of Business where he earned a BSA.

He is active in the local community and has served on several boards and has held leadership positions. He brings 25 years of board experience and board governance.

Appointed by the City of Dearborn Mayor, Carl served as volunteer Chairman of Dearborn’s Police and Fire and General Employee’s Pension Boards with responsibility for administration and plan assets of over five hundred million dollars. He led the boards 2008-2022.

Carl has served as a Special Advisor to the Board of Member Focus Credit Union and as Secretary and Board Member from 2012-2019.

He is a past Gubernatorial appointee of on the Michigan State Police Pension Board.

He is a three time candidate for the University of Michigan Board of Regents. 2004, 2016, 2020

In 2004, 2016 and 2020 Carl was the Republican Party nominee for the University of Michigan Board of Regents where he ran on a platform of affordability and controlling student debt.

Carl resides in Dearborn, Michigan with his wife Mary. They have three children and two grandchildren.

Where Carl Meyers Stands on the Issues.

Controlling Costs
Freeze Tuition

What is your position on the cost of attending the University of Michigan and how would you propose to make attending more affordable?

I’m running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents to fight the high cost of a Michigan college education. It’s no secret that many Michigan students and families are priced out or have been financially burdened with significant student debt just to attend college. In many cases, the degree received has a very low return on investment (ROI) relative to job earnings prospects. This is wrong.

Student debt in our country is a national tragedy. Presently there is 1.8 trillion dollars in outstanding student debt and the amount continues to climb. If we can slow the growth of cost to attend U of M, we can begin to address the amount of debt taken out to attend. I will propose a freeze in tuition, once elected to put U of M on a path to affordability.

Protecting Women's Sports at the University of Michigan

What is your position on biological males participating in women's sports?

I’m running for U of M Regent to protect women’s sports from participation by biological males. It is wrong for biological males to be allowed to participate in women’s sports and use the designated women’s locker rooms and bathrooms. I have empathy for individuals that struggle with their gender identity, but we shouldn’t disenfranchise an entire generation of young women that aspire to be champions to accommodate a few. The NCAA has not settled this matter with a definitive policy. U of M should take the lead and craft their own policy. I will propose that the University of Michigan adopt a policy to protect Michigan women student athletes from biological males participating in their sports and competitions.

Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech and Antisemitism

What is your position on freedom of speech, hate speech and antisemitism at the University of Michigan?

I believe that the University of Michigan community needs to come together to foster an environment of peaceful exchange of ideas and free speech. The protests and hate speech that the campus experienced over the last year that included antisemitic acts of intimidation, violence and breaking the law, have no place at the University of Michigan. This world-renowned institution needs to be a beacon of light in the protection of First Amendment rights and in the promotion of the peaceful exchange of ideas. I will propose a zero-tolerance policy at the University of Michigan for hate speech, violent protests, trespassing and violations of the student’s code of conduct.

Detroit Free Press 20216 and Detroit News 2016, 2020
Endorsements of Carl Meyers for the
University of Michigan Board of Regents

2016

Detroit Free Press and Detroit News

Endorsements of Carl Meyers for University of Michigan Regent.

Detroit Free Press Editorial Board Endorsement of Carl Meyers for The University of Michigan Board of Regents, 10/22/2016

Among the candidates running for two seats on the University of Michigan Board of Regents, two stand out: Republican CARL MEYERS and Democrat LARRY DEITCH.

Deitch, a Detroit lawyer, has been on the U-M board for three terms, and has established himself as a defender of the university’s excellence, of diversity and inclusion and holding the line on student costs. He’s thoughtful about tuition increases — often voting for them to counter disinvestment at the state level, but also sometimes opposing them to preserve affordability.

Meyers, a senior vice president at an investment firm, would add important financial knowledge and experience to the board. And he’s a graduate of the university’s Dearborn campus, which gives him an important understanding of the different needs and issues that exist away from Ann Arbor.

Detroit News Editorial Board Endorsement for The University of Michigan Board of Regents, 10/13/2016

The two Republicans on the Board of Regents could use some company, and the GOP candidates running this year are worthy of joining them. Ron Weiser of Ann Arbor has run several times for this position, and he should get it this year. The real estate developer is the former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party and former Republican National Committee finance chairman. Weiser, also the former U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, cares deeply about making the university a better place for students.

Also on the GOP ticket is Carl Meyers of Dearborn, a senior vice president of investments at Raymond James in Dearborn.

Detroit News 2020 Endorsement. October 14, 2020

Carl Meyers, a Republican from Dearborn, is similarly running on a platform of affordability and fiscal restraint. As a financial adviser, Meyers brings a host of good ideas around reining in spending. He’d also like to see the university adopt caps on the number of out-of-state students at the Ann Arbor campus, to allow more Michigan students the opportunity to attend the university.