Michael Huttner

Michael Huttner
Born (1969-12-22) December 22, 1969
Denver, Colorado
EducationBrown University
San Francisco College of the Law
OccupationsPresident of Huttner Group, Inc. Previous CEO of Fenton, Founder of ProgressNow, political consultant, crisis communications expert, attorney, author

Michael Huttner is an American attorney, author, and political activist. Huttner is a partner with Culture of Giving Back, which advises donors on progressive causes, and is the former CEO of Next Titan Capital, an investment bank focused on cannabis and psychedelics. Huttner was also 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 Natural Medicine Health Act in November 2022. Previously, Huttner served as the CEO of Fenton. 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.