CALinnovates educates policymakers and the public on advancing a modern economy that uses technology to solve critical challenges and drive the creation of companies, jobs, and opportunities.
As Executive Director of CALinnovates, Dustan has been with the organization since its inception and played a pivotal role in leading advocacy and organizing efforts across a host of issues that ranged from broadband, spectrum and net neutrality to ride and home sharing. A longtime political consultant, Dustan has led successful ballot measures opposing regressive taxes at the state and local levels.
CEO of CALinnovates, Mike has run the organization since 2011. As the former finance director for Gavin Newsom and former Governor Gray Davis, he has deep ties to state politics and built out the group’s presence across Silicon Valley, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. As an entrepreneur, he recently had one of the largest CPG exits in the industry over the past decade, with Blue Run Spirits’ acquisition by Molson Coors.
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