Michael Babcock, founder of California Coffee Authority, offers over 30 years of industry leadership experience, 18 plus years of experience in business development, and decades of entrepreneurial experience in his own business ventures.

He is well respected for his talents in business investment, strategy, and development. At his last company, he secured over $60 million in gross sales and over 80,000 established customers throughout the U.S.

Michael Babcock has partnered with his long-time friends Dr. Allen, our Lead Scientist,  and Kristy Virtue, our Roast Master to create California Coffee Authority and offer the next generation of coffee analysis and technology.

Leading our Science and Research is  Dr. Ann de Wees Allen® renowned for her cutting-age science. She has spent over 30 years researching and developing breakthrough solutions that address human nutrition. Her expertise spans over three decades conducting clinical trials and working with large food and nutrition companies to provide her expert knowledge and quality assurance of many products found in the market today.

She is a leading Clinical & Medical Researcher, conducting cutting edge research in the fields of the Glycemic Index, Brain Glycemic Indexing™, Neural Nutrition, Thermogenesis, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Key Codes to Adipose Tissue Fat Cells, Sickle Cell Disease, Metabolic Medicine, Growth Hormone, Anti-Aging, L-Arginine, Human Sports Performance, and Food Addictions.

Kristi Virtues, Roast Master at Healthy Coffee Lifestyles, has teamed up with California Coffee Authority to provide an added level of roasting expertise and knowledge to our coffee analysis program. Having over 30 years of experience in the coffee industry and 20 years of experience as a specialty coffee roaster, Kristi adds to our team of experts. She is inspired by the belief that shared knowledge and collaboration can affect positive change in the coffee industry.