Michael Huttner is an American attorney, author, crisis communications expert and political entrepreneur.
Huttner serves as Chief Executive Officer 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 out a blueprint for how Colorado could become the first state to decriminalize cannabis in the country.
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.