# Josh Hundt

> Josh Hundt is a Lansing-based economic development executive at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. His public record spans regional project management, manufacturing investment, industrial site preparation and workforce initiatives, alongside legislative testimony and scrutiny of public grant administration.

- **Role:** Senior Vice President, Account Strategy & Growth at Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- **Organizations:** Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Automation Alley
- **Education:** Hope College, Master of Public Administration, Western Michigan University
- **Known for:** MEDC credits him with a pivotal role in developing and implementing the Michigan Business Development Program, Industry 4.0 initiative and Build Ready Sites Program., MEDC credits him with work on Critical Industry and Strategic Site Readiness programs., Listed on the 2005-06 MIAA academic honor roll as a Hope College baseball senior.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Graduated from Hope College.
- **2012** — Hope alumni magazine reported promotion to MEDC senior regional project manager for West Michigan business and community projects.
- **2017** — Joined the MEDC executive team; a May board packet identified him as Vice President Business Development Projects.
- **2018** — Represented MEDC as Chief Business Development Officer at ArcelorMittal’s Detroit opening.
- **2022** — MEDC’s May functional chart listed EVP, Strategic Accounts & Chief Projects Officer.
- **2024** — Interviewed about Fortescue’s proposed Detroit manufacturing center as Executive Vice President and Chief Project Marketing Advisor.
- **2025** — Appeared at Michigan House oversight hearing on Ford’s Marshall battery project.
- **2026** — Current MEDC leadership biography lists Senior Vice President, Account Strategy & Growth; verified October 6.

## Achievements

- MEDC credits him with a pivotal role in developing and implementing the Michigan Business Development Program, Industry 4.0 initiative and Build Ready Sites Program.
- MEDC credits him with work on Critical Industry and Strategic Site Readiness programs.
- Listed on the 2005-06 MIAA academic honor roll as a Hope College baseball senior.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — MEDC leadership page lists his current role as Senior Vice President, Account Strategy & Growth; this is a verification date, not an appointment date.
- **2026-05** — The attorney general announced charges against Global Link grant recipient Fay Beydoun and said the investigation remained ongoing; charges in that announcement were against Beydoun.
- **2025-09** — A court filing stated that the attorney general had identified Quentin Messer as a potential target and possibly Hundt as well in the Global Link grant investigation; this was not a finding of wrongdoing.
- **2025-06** — Answered Michigan House oversight questions about Ford’s Marshall battery project alongside Christin Armstrong.

## Links

- Website: https://www.michiganbusiness.org/about-medc/medc-leadership/josh-hundt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuahundt

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Last updated: 2026-10-06