Michael Duguay, Commissioner,
Maine Department of Economic Community Development
Duguay, of Waterville, started his economic development career at DECD in 1990. Prior to being appointed as the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, he most recently served as Vice President for Innovation and Executive Director of the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College in Waterville.
Prior to joining Thomas College in 2017, Duguay had an extensive career in business, economic, and community development in Maine.
From 2012 to 2016, he served as Director of Business Development for Summit Natural Gas, where he managed a business sales team and directed the investment of $280 million in capital assets.
Duguay served as Director of Economic Development for the City of Augusta from 1999 to 2012, attracting private housing development and business investment that added more than $200 million in value to the city's tax rolls.
From 1990 to 1998, Duguay served as a project manager for DECD's Office of Business Development and Office of Community Development. From 1998 to 1999, Duguay served as the Executive Director of the Midcoast Council for Business Development, leading business attraction and expansion efforts in Bath, Brunswick, and Topsham.
A native of Fairfield, Duguay is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.