degree from Wayne State University Law School.
[1] Rising served Chief Deputy Michigan State Treasurer as Deputy Michigan State Treasurer for Policy Development and Finance from 1983 to 1991.
[1] Rising first joined the law firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone in 1991.
[2] On January 6, 2003, Rising was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the position of Michigan State Treasurer.
[1] Rising served in this position until late February 2006, when he was offered the positions of vice president and chief financial officer at Detroit Medical Center.