Michael Daniels is the Director of Federal Government and Industry Relations at Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of the oldest and largest farmer-owned cooperatives in the country. Prior to his current role at Land O’Lakes, Michael was a Director of Government Affairs for NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association. Before joining NTCA, Michael served as the Senior Manager of Operations for the Rural Health Care program at the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). Michael also spent many years in federal service, including four years as a political appointee at USDA working on rural economic development issues. He also held several roles for two different members of congress and worked on numerous political campaigns. Michael holds a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and a B.A. in political science and Spanish from the University of Michigan.