Beer Institute CEO Jeff Becker, who had been with the association for 21 years and headed it for a decade, died Jan. 7 after a long battle with cancer. He was 51. Jeff Becker “Raise a glass to a great man,” the institute’s board of directors said in a statement. Before joining the Beer Institute, Becker served as national director of the Techniques of Alcohol Management for the National Licensed Beverage Association. In that role, he taught seminars on preventing underage drinking and drunk driving. As head of the Beer Institute, Becker was known for his lobbying efforts to keep federal taxes down on beer sales. In various published tributes, colleagues and… Read More