Jason Hanson is the Chief Creative Officer at History Colorado, where he has written widely about Colorado and Western history and led the development of numerous exhibitions. He also works closely with Colorado’s State Historian's Council as the Deputy State Historian, and he is a member of the state’s America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission. Prior to joining the state historical organization in 2016, he was a member of the research faculty at the Center of the American West at CU Boulder. His most recent book, Brewed at Altitude: A Beer Lover's History of Colorado, was published this April.