Josh Utterback joined the City of Scottsdale in March 2018 as an Economic Development Specialist for the
Economic Development Department.
Josh works in concert with the economic development team in support of the advancement of the Scottsdale
economic development strategic plan through robust research, strategic marketing business development
support.
Josh has a successful track record in the private and the public sector. An Arizona native who grew up around
real estate development, his work in commercial real estate started in 2006. Over the course of the next
10 years he gained experience in a variety of disciplines from ground up development, asset management,
property management, financing, leasing and budget review. In addition to collaborating with various
general contractors, civil engineers, brokers, City, state, tribal and federal officials he had the privilege
of working with prominent companies such as Target, Kohl’s, Weingarten Realty and CVS.
His previous experience in the public sector was at the City of Mesa serving as an Economic Development Specialist
where his real estate background proved beneficial when acting as a liaison between developers and business
owners and the Planning and Development Services Departments. He worked closely with Greater Phoenix
Economic Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority on site selection inquiries and provided support
to project managers on business attraction and business retention and expansion efforts. He also played
instrumental roles in the successful recruitment and relocation to Mesa for Dexcom and Feed My Starving
Children respectively.
Josh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics/Bible Theology from Wheaton College (IL) and a Master
of Business Administration and a Master of Real Estate Development from Arizona State University. He
is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and stays involved with the Arizona State University
MRED program. He is also an active member with the Arizona Association for Economic Development and is
actively working to become a Certified Economic Developer (CeCD) through the International Economic Development
Council (IEDC).