Mark Murray is co-CEO of Meijer Inc., a chain of over 200 self-service combination supermarket-discount department stores located in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.rnrnBefore joining Meijer, Murray was president of Grand Valley State University from 2001-2006, following a two-decade career in state government and education in Michigan. Murray earned his master’s degree in labor and industrial relations and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Michigan State University.