Brendan Kennedy (businessman)
Brendan Kennedy (born 1971 or 1972)[1] 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.
Brendan Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Known for | CEO and co-founder, Privateer Holdings CEO, Tilray |
| Children | 2 |
Early life edit
Kennedy is the sixth of seven children of a San Francisco family.[2]
Kennedy earned a BA in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993,[3] an MS in Engineering from the University of Washington in 1995, and an MBA from Yale University in 2005.[4][5][6]
Career edit
Kennedy previously worked at SVB Analytics, an affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank, as did Christian Groh.[5]
Kennedy is the former CEO of Tilray.[7] In 2019, his total compensation from Tilray was $3.48 million, down from $31.82 million in 2018.[8]
According to Bloomberg L.P., as of September 2018, Kennedy has a net worth of at least US$2.4 billion.[5] Tilray stock later collapsed and as of February 2021, Kennedy is worth $238 million.[9]
Personal life edit
Kennedy has two children, and lives in Seattle.[10] He has said that "probably the hardest thing" about becoming rich was telling his in-laws.[11] He experimented with cannabis before founding Privateer Holdings.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Peter Thiel rakes in billions with stake in Canadian marijuana company Tilray". afr.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Brendan Kennedy". The Marque. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Dorbian, Iris. "Canada's Tilray Pops In Milestone U.S. IPO Debut". forbes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.