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Bobby J. Hopewell

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Smart Money Rating: 94 out of 100

General Partner, Kalamazoo Forward Ventures

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Kalamazoo Forward Ventures
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General Partner
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Record updated 29 September 2026

About

Bobby J. Hopewell is President and Chief Executive Officer of EMS Survey Team and Mobile Health Resources. Additionally, Mr. Hopewell served from 2007-2019 as the longest-serving Mayor of the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Mayor has 35 years of healthcare, leadership, and public service experience. He is a paramedic and has been a leader of three emergency medical services agencies in Michigan, as well as an administrator for two Michigan health systems. Michigan Governor Whitmer appointed Bobby to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee and Former Michigan Governor Snyder to the Michigan Community Corrections Board. He is also a co-founder and Lifetime Emeritus member of the Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence.

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