Leadership
Joshua Hunt
Executive Vice President
Josh Hunt is Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of Hunt Companies, Inc., headquartered in El Paso, Texas, and serves on the Investment and Executive Committees, as well as several affiliate board and executive capacities. Mr. Hunt is also President of the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation.
In addition to his duties at Hunt, Mr. Hunt serves on numerous civic, non-profit, and professional boards, to include the Board of Directors for the Texas State History Museum Foundation; Vice Chairman of the Trellis Foundation; the Texas Tribune; WestStar Bank; the Borderplex Alliance; and the Paso Del Norte Foundation. Mr. Hunt is also a member of the Executive Committee for the Texas Business Leadership Council (TBLC), the Advisory Council for the Hunt College of Business Leadership Council at UTEP, and the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) El Paso/Juarez Chapter. He previously served on the board for La Nube (founding Chairman); the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation (former Chair); and the Tenet Providence Hospital Board (former Chair). In addition, Mr. Hunt has served on numerous other civic, non-profit, and professional boards.
Mr. Hunt is Chairman of MountainStar Sports Group (MSSG), an entity formed by Mr. Hunt and his father, Woody Hunt, and another El Paso family to promote regional economic development through sports and entertainment. MountainStar Sports Group owns the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A Baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres and El Paso Locomotive FC, a franchise team of the United Soccer League (USL), the second division of the United States Soccer Federation. Mr. Hunt serves as the control person for the El Paso Chihuahua’s and the El Paso Locomotive FC, he is also on the Board of Governors of the United Soccer League (USL).
Mr. Hunt has received numerous awards and honors, including being named El Pasoan of the Year by El Paso Inc. in 2014, a shared honor with MSSG for bringing Triple-A Baseball to El Paso; and to the El Paso Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement in 2019; and El Pasoan of the Year by El Paso Inc. in 2024, a shared honor with the La Nube leadership team.
Mr. Hunt graduated from The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate/Finance. He also earned an MS degree with honors in Real Estate and Construction Management from the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver.