Michael Huttner

Michael Huttner is an American attorney, author, crisis communications expert and political entrepreneur. Huttner is a partner with [https://www.westword.com/news/progressive-donor-group-huttner-sadie-hansen-baker-progressive-11888417 Culture of Giving Back] to advise donors on progressive causes and he also serves as Chief Executive Officer of [https://www.nexttitancapital.com/ Next Titan Capital], a boutique investment bank focused on cannabis and psychedelics. Huttner was formerly the CEO of Powerplant Global Strategies, a public affairs firm focused on investments in the cannabis industry. In January 2010, he convened a small group of drug reform and policy leaders in Colorado, which laid the groundwork for Colorado to become the first state to decriminalize cannabis in the country. In January 2020, Huttner convened the first meeting to legalize psychedelics statewide in Colorado which culminated with the passage of the [https://naturalmedicinecolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Initiative-58-.pdf Natural Medicine Health Act] in November, 2022.  Previously, Huttner served as the CEO Fenton, the largest social change agency in the US. He is the founder of ProgressNow, a network of progressive communication organizations across the United States. To date, Huttner has helped launch over 40 different political and communication organizations. Provided by Wikipedia