Brendan Kennedy
About
Brendan Kennedy is from 美国 华盛顿州 西雅图. Brendan works in the following industries: "互联网", "金融服务", "风险投资和私募股权", "银行", and "日用品". Brendan is currently Founder and Member of Board of Directors at Tilray, located in Seattle. In Brendan's previous role as a Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Tilray, Brendan worked in Nanaimo, BC until May 2021. Prior to joining Tilray, Brendan was a Executive Chairman at Privateer Holdings and held the position of Executive Chairman at Seattle, WA. Prior to that, Brendan was a Chief Executive Officer at Privateer Holdings, based in Greater Seattle Area from Apr 2011 to Jul 2018. Brendan started working as President at Leafly in Greater Seattle Area in Dec 2011. From May 2006 to Apr 2011, Brendan was Chief Operations Officer, Managing Director Strategic Projects, Managing Director, and Director at SVB Analytics, based in San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to that, Brendan was a CEO at Mindability Inc. from Dec 1999 to Mar 2002. Brendan started working as Founder at Torsionsoft Inc. in Jan 1995.
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Brendan Kennedy's current jobs
Tilray is dedicated to cultivating and delivering the medical benefits of cannabis safely and reliably. Our team of PhDs, botanists and gardeners are industry leaders in medical cannabis research and related agricultural sciences. Tilray brings one of the oldest known natural remedies into the modern era with unrivalled purity and precision. We achieve unparalleled standards of medical repeatability through our variety of genetically verified strains. When you find a Tilray strain that works for you, count on it to be consistent in potency and effects.
Brendan Kennedy's past jobs
Privateer Holdings makes investments in the medical cannabis industry. Through history privateers have expediently served the public good, summoning all ingenuity and initiative to accomplish their chartered mission and cultivate its rewards. Privateer Holdings believes in the power of private enterprise to effect positive change through skillful transformation of business in emergent markets. We are a private equity firm strategically investing in the emerging legal cannabis field. We enlist years of hands-on investment and entrepreneurial experience with trusted advisors, investors and partners to navigate this promising new marketplace.
Privateer Holdings makes investments in the medical cannabis industry. Through history privateers have expediently served the public good, summoning all ingenuity and initiative to accomplish their chartered mission and cultivate its rewards. Privateer Holdings believes in the power of private enterprise to effect positive change through skillful transformation of business in emergent markets. We are a private equity firm strategically investing in the emerging legal cannabis field. We enlist years of hands-on investment and entrepreneurial experience with trusted advisors, investors and partners to navigate this promising new marketplace.
Leafly (http://www.leafly.com) provides information to help connect patients to the medical cannabis strains that meet their medical needs through an attractive and nurturing online environment. Our web and mobile visitors browse strain ratings, study reviews, read recommendations, view lab-testing data, and find trusted dispensary locations. We’ve gathered a lot of patient feedback over the years about strains, their targeted medical uses, and their unique effects on patient health. Our online community of patients is concerned with finding the right strain for their specific ailment and locating dispensaries that carry these strains. For instance, certain chemotherapy patients may search for a strain that helps to suppress nausea and stimulate the appetite. At Leafly, we act as stewards of strain reviews and strain searches on the web.
• Management: Managed operations for four business lines: business valuations, online equity management software, peer benchmarking, and research. Managed 40 people in US and 75 people in India. • Operations: Focused on operational effectiveness, productivity, client services, and sales. Managed vendors, quality, financials, projects, product, client support, delivery, and risk. • Product Strategy: Planned strategy for the valuation business and software business. Identified new business opportunities for the organization. • Financial Planning: Owned the budget and forecast for business. • Modeling: Designed complex models used for the valuation of venture backed startup companies. • Business Valuations: Performed over 300 business valuations for early-stage companies in the software, hardware, and life science fields. Interviewed management teams and venture capital investors.
• Entrepreneurship: Founded and managed the growth of a software company focused on customer experience measurement. Guided company’s revenue growth towards a path to profitability. • Business Development: Built successful client relationships focused on satisfied clients: Amazon; Microsoft; Expedia; Korn/Ferry International; Home Depot; Macromedia; Deloitte; and Walt Disney. • Partnership Development: Helped create strategic international enterprise alliances and partnerships. In conjunction with Stanford University and McKinsey & Company, performed projects in five languages for CEOs of the Global 1000.