Michelle Hadwiger

Director, Global Business Development | Office of Economic Development and International Trade, State of Colorado

Michelle directs and oversees Colorado's global business development strategy. She is focused on advancing the state's economy, ensuring that Colorado is the most pro-business state in the country and remains competitive in the global marketplace. Michelle leads a team of Global Business staff members who implement data driven- strategies that enhance Colorado's ability to attract and expand job creation opportunities, increase investment and accelerate the commercialization of innovative products and services through the Advanced Industry program. In 2020 alone, the Advanced Industry program provided access to capital to over 59 companies, 41 Proof of Concept projects and granted over $20M. In her tenure at OEDIT, Michelle has successfully recruited/retained clients such as Visa, Hitatchi Data Systems, United Airlines, Optiv, Woodward, Ibotta, Lockheed Martin, Digital Globe, DaVita, Comcast, Cognizant, Intel, Slack, Medtronic, Maxar Technologies, ACG Biologics, Amazon, Palantir, and Surrey Satellites, representing thousands of new jobs across the state. She has also led outbound foreign delegations and trade missions to over 20 countries and secured the State’s largest export promotion funding in history.