Michael Hull is the regional advocate for the Office of Advocacy within the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Office of Advocacy is an independent voice within the federal government that advocates on behalf of small business to the President, members of Congress, and federal agencies. The Office enforces the Regulatory Flexibility Act which requires federal agencies to look at the impact of new regulations on small business before they're put into effect. In 2002, the Office of Advocacy saved small business $21B in foregone regulatory compliance costs.

Mr. Hull worked in international investment banking for 7 years in Japan and England on structured products desks dealing with over 300 government and corporate bond issuers around the world. Since returning to Arizona, he has owned, operated and consulted with numerous small businesses in Arizona, as well as, being politically active.

He is on the boards of Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management's Global Entrepreneurship Center and the Arizona Mule Deer Association. He was an original board member of the Arizona Angels.

An Arizona native born on the Indian Reservation in Ganado, Arizona, he has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Arizona and a master's degree from Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management.