Greg Monroe is a born-and-raised, 35-year Ann Arbor resident, a product manager in technology, a pragmatic problem solver, a lover of nature and the outdoors, and someone who is eager to represent you and your voice on City Council in Ward 5.

Greg attended Northside Elementary, sharing a classroom with children from the world over at a very young age, an incredible privilege and experience that's shaped who he is today.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Greg worked at Merit Network, where he secured over $100 million in grant funding and partnered with federal, nonprofit and industry stakeholders to build 2,300 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure through rural and underserved communities in Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. Through the process he gained hands-on experience working with public-private partnership to solve a problem created by market failure. 

As a student at U-M, Greg served on the executive committee of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), where he spent over three years facilitating creative writing and theater workshops in adult and juvenile corrections facilities across Southeast Michigan. After college, he also coached men's lacrosse at Ann Arbor Huron High School for several years, serving as Varsity Head Coach for three seasons.

While living in Detroit, Greg volunteered with the Neighbor to Neighbor program, a partnership between what is now the RKT Community Fund and United Community Housing Coalition (UCHC), going door to door with residents of the Kettering neighborhood to prevent their neighbors from losing their homes to tax foreclosure and connecting them with resources to remain housed. He is proud to have played an early role in a program that helped drive Wayne County tax foreclosures down from 28,000 in 2015 at its peak, to just 2,000—the lowest level since 2003.

Today, his role in product management is built around engaging stakeholders, prioritizing and understanding problems, and working collaboratively to create solutions. He defines success with clear, measurable outcomes. He'll bring that same problem-first mindset to Council.

After moving back home during the pandemic, Greg recalls being struck by his appreciation for Ann Arbor's access to immersive nature right in the city.  Places like Argo, Bird Hills and the Arb. He remembers taking long walks through the quiet streets of our neighborhoods, marveling at the housing stock and wondering why he ever left in the first place, reaffirming his desire and pride to call this city home.

Greg's journey into local politics began one evening last spring, when he came across what he describes as environmental devastation along Longshore Drive while on a run — a wooded hillside across from the Argo Nature Area clearcut, with a sign advertising luxury condos coming soon.  This set him on a path speaking at City Planning Commission meetings that ultimately led him to pursue a bid for City Council.

Greg has no long-term political aspirations. He's running because he feels residents have lost their seat at the table and the stakes are too high to stay on the sidelines. The decisions being made right now like zoning reform and development policy have long-term consequences and deserve real deliberation. He'll bring back accountable, transparent governance—and that starts by listening to you.