Dean’s Washington state-based firm has a client list of roughly 400 marijuana businesses, which he counsels on tax and accounting issues that are specific to the industry. Dean has worked as a CPA for more than 30 years but also has worked in private industry and as a managing director of a real estate development […]
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Rhory Gould
Rhory founded Arborside Compassion, a marijuana provisioning center based in Michigan, in 2011. Since then, he has led his team to become one of the top provisioning centers in the state, servicing more than 5,000 patients per month. Rhory and his in-house chefs have won awards for best flower, best concentrate and best edibles. He […]
Al Foreman
Al’s role at marijuana-focused Tuatara is to develop the New York-based private equity firm’s macro-investment strategy as well as oversight of portfolio investments. Tuatara is best known for raising $93 million for cannabis investments in 2016, at the time the biggest funding for the industry. Al has accumulated 20-plus years of experience in private equity, […]
Lezli Engelking
Lezli Engelking has 18 years of professional experience across the pharmaceutical, mental health, nonprofit, cannabis and communication industries. Lezli’s success in the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry and her firsthand experience working in the unregulated cannabis industry place her in an ideal position to lead the Foundation of Cannabis Unified Standards (FOCUS), which offers a comprehensive […]
Troy Dayton
Troy co-founded cannabis investment and research firm The Arcview Group in 2010. Arcview created the Arcview Investor Network, where more than 1,200 high net-worth investors have pumped more than $180 million into nearly 200 cannabis-related ventures and raised more than $3 million for the legalization effort. Arcview co-founded Cannasure Insurance Services in 2011 and launched Canopy, […]
Diane Czarkowski
Diane is one of the industry’s original cannabis entrepreneurs and Founding Partner at Canna Advisors. She has played an influential role in the cannabis market since its early stages, helping develop it into one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. Since establishing Canna Advisors, the firm has earned one of the best track […]
Avis Bulbulyan
Avis Bulbulyan is the Chief Executive Officer of SIVA Enterprises, a full-service cannabis business development and solutions firm that provides full-service consulting, state license application support, venture opportunities, product and brand development, and licensing to entrepreneurs across the United States. Avis is serving his 3rd year as a member of CA state’s Cannabis Advisory Committee under […]