Michael Bowman is a Colorado agriculturalist and longtime advocate for federal policies that strengthen rural communities and focus on alternative crops, natural resource sustainability, soil health, renewable energy, and environmental markets. Bowman is the Founding Board Chair of the National Hemp Association, a Work Group Member of the Sustainable Technologies and Public Policy Initiative at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Founding Board Member of both the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and “25X25.” He was recognized for his rural advocacy under the Obama Administration by being named a “White House Champion of Change.”