Josh Brown
The Utah Manufacturers Association has hired Josh Brown as senior director of government affairs. Brown has manufacturing experience covering a wide variety of industries, including patents in medical devices, working in X-ray tubes, catheters, ozonation and optical lens manufacturing; in food processing, including disinfectant patents, packaged foods, poultry and meats; and in mining/ manufacturing, where he worked in the creation of high-volume, large-throughput processing equipment as well as in hard rock mining/manufacturing. Brown spent nearly 14 years in multiple states and Washington, D.C., working with and lobbying for legislation to better manufacturing, the environment and energy-related legislation. Brown’s experience with the UMA includes serving on the board of directors for many years and serving as chairman of the association in 2018-19.
