Joseph Rupert

Joseph Rupert is a former advancement manager at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 

Before joining the Mackinac Center’s advancement team, Rupert was a Mackinac Center intern and also worked in the agricultural industry in his hometown of Montague, Michigan. He worked alongside his grandfather, and other entrepreneurs, farming corn, wheat, soybeans, asparagus, and cherries.

At Northwood University, where Rupert studied entrepreneurship and accounting, he learned the importance of defending liberty and private property. Rupert competed in business pitch competitions and was president of both the NU Ultimate Frisbee Club and the NU Standing in the Gap christian ministry.