Brendan Kennedy | |
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Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Known for | CEO and co-founder, Privateer Holdings CEO, Tilray |
Children | 2 |
Brendan Kennedy (born 1971 or 1972) is an American businessman, CEO and a co-founder of Privateer Holdings, along with Michael Blue and Christian Groh, and the former CEO of Tilray.
Early life and education
Kennedy is the sixth of seven children of a San Francisco-based family.
Kennedy earned a BA in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993, an MS in Engineering from the University of Washington in 1995, and an MBA from Yale University in 2005.
Career
Kennedy previously worked at SVB Analytics, an affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank, as did Christian Groh.
He "experimented with cannabis" before founding Privateer Holdings in 2011.
Kennedy founded Tilray in 2014, originally incorporated under Privateer Holdings and as one of Canada's first licensed producers. In 2019, Privateer Holdings was merged with Tilray.
Kennedy served as Tilray's CEO until 2020, when he announced his resignation.
Personal life
Kennedy has two children, and lives in Seattle. He has said that "probably the hardest thing" about becoming rich was telling his in-laws.
Net worth
According to Bloomberg L.P., as of September 2018, Kennedy has a net worth of at least US$2.4 billion. In 2019, his total compensation from Tilray was $3.48 million, down from $31.82 million in 2018. Tilray stock later collapsed and as of February 2021, Kennedy is worth $238 million.
References
- "Peter Thiel rakes in billions with stake in Canadian marijuana company Tilray". afr.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Parker, Garrett (26 January 2019). "Brendan Kennedy: The Marijuana Billionaire Who Doesn't Smoke". moneyinc. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- "From Construction to Cannabis: Alum Brendan Kennedy Leads First Medical Marijuana Company to Go Public". Berkeley. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- "Brendan Kennedy". Tilray. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Tom Metcalf, Reade Pickert, and Craig Giammona (19 September 2018). "The Pot Rally Just Minted Three New Billionaires". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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- Iris Dorbian (December 17, 2019). "Tilray Closes Merger With Privateer". Forbes. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- "Tilray's Takeover". Cannabis Business Times. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- Derek Hall (20 June 2018). "Seattle's Privateer launches $100M IPO for its Canadian marijuana company". Seattle Times. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "Tilray, Inc. Completes Merger with Privateer Holdings, Inc" (Press release). 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- Dorbian, Iris. "Canada's Tilray Pops In Milestone U.S. IPO Debut". forbes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- Brendan Kennedy (December 15, 2020). "Resignation Letter and Release". SEC. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- Wieczner, Jen (January 16, 2019). "The marijuana billionaire who doesn't smoke weed". Fortune. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- Rhys Blakely, Rhys Blakely (October 26, 2019). "Brendan Kennedy: from Silicon Valley to legal cannabis billionaire". The Times. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- Kilgore, Tomi (April 30, 2020). "Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy gets a 35% raise in base pay in 2019, but total compensation tumbles". marketwatch. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- "Brendan Kennedy Net Worth (2021) – wallmine.com". wallmine.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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