WORLDWIDE YPO: YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) connects successful young chief executives in a global network of peers unlike any other. The organization unites approximately 20,000 business leaders in more than 100 countries around a shared mission: Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange. WEST MICHIGAN CHAPTER: YPO West Michigan is one of two chapters in the state and extends from Lansing to the lakeshore and from Northern to Southwest Michigan. Founded in 1952, YPO West Michigan rapidly grew to more than 60 members from a broad spectrum of businesses.