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Michael Abbott co-founded Columbia Care in 2012 and serves as Executive Chairman. He also serves as Chairman of its’ Board of Directors and sits on its Nominating and Governance Committee. Michael joined Swiss Bank Corporation in 1990 as an Associate in Equity Capital Markets and was transferred to the Bank’s Chicago branch in 1993 to work with SBC O’Connor. In 1996, Michael joined Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the Convertible Trading and Sales Department and later led its Structured Product Trading and Origination Group. Michael co-founded the foreign exchange trading hedge fund, Elysium Capital, in 2002. In 2006 he became Chief Executive Officer and head of the investment committee of Robeco Sage, a multibillion-dollar fund of hedge funds. Michael was appointed Chief Investment Officer of the Cornell University endowment in 2010. In 2012 he became a Managing Director at the Raptor Group, a single family office based out of Boston and New York City. Michael started his professional career in 1983 as a London police officer. He represented the United Kingdom as a marksman with the British team throughout the 1980’s and was the British Police Champion Marksmen in 1986. Michael matriculated at King’s College London’s School of Law, graduating in 1990 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Michael serves on the Advisory Counsel of King’s College London Business School.

Gil is Head of Investor Education & Enterprise Solutions at Green Flower Media – the world’s largest and most trusted source of cannabis related education. Gil brings an investor focus to Green Flower Media’s educational tools being an LP with Tuatara Capital, one of the world’s largest sector-focused private equity firms in the cannabis industry. Gil has spent over 20 years following his passion for training. He co-founded, and was the former CEO, of the 7city Learning Group. By the time 7city was sold to the Fitch Group, it had become one of largest privately held EdTech companies in the world. 7city founded the CQF Institute to provide a platform for educating and building the quantitative finance community around the globe. Gil has designed training programs for many of the world’s largest financial institutions and asset managers. He teaches a wide range of topics with a focus on capital and derivative markets, asset management, valuation and accounting. Gil now lives in Far Hills, New Jersey, with his wife and two children.

Pete is a Founding Partner at KEY Investment Partners, a Denver-based investment manager focused on providing growth capital to early stage companies in the cannabis space. Pete is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, structuring strategic partnerships and raising capital for the firm. Currently he sits on the board of BDS Analytics, the market leading data analytics and market intelligence firm in cannabis. Prior to founding KEY, Pete spent several years as a member of Partners Group’s real estate acquisitions team where he was responsible for sourcing opportunities, conducting due diligence and executing portfolio transactions valued between $300mn $1.5bn in gross asset value. While at Partners Group, Pete closed a total of 12 portfolio acquisitions valued at $2.5bn. Prior to Partners Group, Pete spent over three years in Equity Residential’s Investments group based out of Chicago. Pete is a Chicago native and has a BBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Bryan Meltzer is a partner at Feuerstein Kulick, who since 2016 has been representing, and serving as outside general counsel to, leading multi and single state operators, technology companies, brands, investors and funds operating in the state-legal cannabis space. With a business-minded approach, Bryan seeks to provide his clients with value-add services while also protecting their business and legal interests. Bryan regularly advises his clients on their compliance, corporate governance, equity and debt financing, M&A, and licensing needs. Bryan has been featured in, and has contributed to, numerous media outlets and publications, including Forbes, MarketWatch, MJBiz Daily, and CNN Money. Bryan has also advised stakeholders and lawmakers about the adoption and implementation of legalized medical and adult-use marijuana programs.

Justin Ort is the CEO of Measure 8 Ventures Management and the CIO/PM of Measure 8 Full SPectrum Fund, LP, the firm's cannabis hedge fund. Mr. Ort has over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry. Prior to co-founding Measure 8 Full Spectrum Fund, Mr. Ort was the head of Domestic Equities at FNY Investment Advisers, LLC and a member of its advisory board. As a Senior Partner, Mr. Ort managed the largest allocation of any trader at FNY and has significant experience in cannabis and risk arbitrage investing. Mr. Ort graduated from Williams College with a BA in Economics.