Jed Howbert

Biography: Jed Howbert is the Group Executive for Planning, Housing and Development in the Detroit Mayor’s Office. In this position he oversees the Planning and Development Department, Housing and Revitalization Department, and the Office of Mobility Innovation. He is also leads coordination between the City and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation regarding the DEGC's business attraction, commercial real estate, and small business programs. Jed has worked previously in several roles related to urban development and real estate, including as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the Bloomberg Administration in New York, and as a Vice President in the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs, which specializes in the financing of complex urban redevelopment projects often in partnership with municipal governments. Earlier in his career, Jed was a Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. Jed has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of International Affairs from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and an AB from Harvard College.