The Marcus Corporation announced that Austin M. Ramirez has been elected as a director of the company. Ramirez is the chief executive officer at Husco, a global engineering and manufacturing company. Under his leadership, Husco has grown more than 300% and was designated a Global Growth Company by the World Economic Forum and recognized as Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year.

In 2016, Ramirez served as a White House Fellow on the National Economic Council of both the Obama and Trump administrations. Prior to joining Husco, Ramirez served as a business analyst for McKinsey & Company Inc. Ramirez is currently a director for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Kern Family Foundation, National Association of Manufacturers and Old National Bank. He is also co-chair of City Forward Collective and co-chair and founder of Democracy Found, and chair-elect of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

In addition, Ramirez is co-founder of St. Augustine Preparatory Academy, a high-performing K4-12 non-denominational Christian school in Milwaukee. Ramirez received a bachelor's degree in economics and systems engineering from the University of Virginia.

He also holds a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University.