Michael Bracy is an advocate, strategist, entrepreneur, and educator who works at the intersection of emerging technologies, culture, and public policy. In 2017, Michael co-founded the Music Policy Forum, a non-profit dedicated to catalyzing music ecosystems. He also co-founded and co-owns Misra Records and is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University. As a Founder Emeritus of the non-profit Future of Music Coalition,

Michael spent fifteen years bridging the gap between the music community and policymakers with a particular focus on consolidation of the commercial radio industry, protecting and expanding non-commercial radio, solidifying legal structures to facilitate webcasting, increasing artist access to health care and protecting innovation through strong net neutrality regulations. In the film community, Michael created and leads Policy in Focus, a boutique consultancy that helps creators maximize their social impact, revenue, and audience through a service-based model prioritizing film teams, film participants, and the broader advocacy ecosystem in which the project lives.

Through Michael’s public affairs firm, Bracy Tucker Brown, he has provided representation and strategic council to a wide range of public agencies and cultural institutions including the Cities of Albuquerque, Tucson, and Boise, NEA, American Ballet Theatre, NPR, Native Public Media, International Documentary Association, Colorado Creative Industries and Fractured Atlas.