Our People

We have experienced talent leading development, buildout and execution.

Officers

Jim Cacioppo

CEO, Chairman and Founder

Jon Barack

President and Founder

Todd West

Chief Operating Officer

Michelle Mosier

Chief Financial Officer

Tobi Lebowitz

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Jim Cacioppo

CEO, Chairman and Founder

Jon Barack

President and Founder

Todd West

Chief Operating Officer

Michelle Mosier

Chief Financial Officer

Tobi Lebowitz

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Directors

Benjamin Cross

Board Member

Marina Hahn

Board Member

Steve Monroe

Board Member

Bill Wafford

Board Member

Management Team

Matt Leeth

EVP, Legal Affairs

Andreas "Dre" Neumann

Chief Creative Director

Trent Woloveck

Chief Strategy Director
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Todd West

Chief Operating Officer
Todd brings a wealth of experience and expertise in operations, strategic planning, and team leadership to his role as Chief Operating Officer at Jushi. Todd is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations as well as driving strategic initiatives forward. Additionally, Todd oversees retail operations to ensure Jushi provides the best possible experience for customers across all touchpoints. Before joining Jushi, Todd was Executive Vice President at Cresco Labs where he led concept creation, product development, formulation, manufacturing, and commercialization. Prior to joining the cannabis industry, Todd was Vice President of Operations at Lifeway Foods, Inc., the nation’s largest producer of dairy-based kefir and he was a Midwest Regional Manager at Starbucks Coffee Company in Chicago. Todd earned his degree from The Ohio State University.
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Todd West

Chief Operating Officer
Todd brings a wealth of experience and expertise in operations, strategic planning, and team leadership to his role as Chief Operating Officer at Jushi. Todd is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations as well as driving strategic initiatives forward. Additionally, Todd oversees retail operations to ensure Jushi provides the best possible experience for customers across all touchpoints. Before joining Jushi, Todd was Executive Vice President at Cresco Labs where he led concept creation, product development, formulation, manufacturing, and commercialization. Prior to joining the cannabis industry, Todd was Vice President of Operations at Lifeway Foods, Inc., the nation’s largest producer of dairy-based kefir and he was a Midwest Regional Manager at Starbucks Coffee Company in Chicago. Todd earned his degree from The Ohio State University.
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Andreas "Dre" Neumann

Chief Creative Director
Dre brings over three decades of advertising, entertainment, and technology experience to his role as Chief Creative Director. Before joining Jushi, Dre served as Creative Director and Head of Content for Idean, a leading global design agency, and was instrumental in building out Idean’s US footprint with key clients such as IBM, HP, Rolls Royce and Ericsson. Dre is also known for his photography and has worked with people/groups like Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop, Foo Fighters, ZZ Top, and Lenny Kravitz.
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Andreas "Dre" Neumann

Chief Creative Director
Dre brings over three decades of advertising, entertainment, and technology experience to his role as Chief Creative Director. Before joining Jushi, Dre served as Creative Director and Head of Content for Idean, a leading global design agency, and was instrumental in building out Idean’s US footprint with key clients such as IBM, HP, Rolls Royce and Ericsson. Dre is also known for his photography and has worked with people/groups like Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop, Foo Fighters, ZZ Top, and Lenny Kravitz.
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Jon Barack

President and Founder
Jon brings extensive financial and cannabis industry investing experience (both public and private) to his role as President and Founder of Jushi. Jon spent over ten years in investments at various hedge funds, including five years at One East Capital Advisors where he focused on cannabis investments. Jon earned his BA from Princeton University and his JD/MBA from Northwestern University.
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Jon Barack

President and Founder
Jon brings extensive financial and cannabis industry investing experience (both public and private) to his role as President and Founder of Jushi. Jon spent over ten years in investments at various hedge funds, including five years at One East Capital Advisors where he focused on cannabis investments. Jon earned his BA from Princeton University and his JD/MBA from Northwestern University.
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Benjamin Cross

Board Member
Mr. Cross is a seasoned leader who has been at the helm of several companies. Benjamin brings more than 20 years of extensive financial markets experience and commodities knowledge to his role as Director at Jushi. Benjamin spent 20 years at Morgan Stanley in both their London and New York offices in the Commodities Division until his retirement in 2015 as a Managing Director at the firm. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Benjamin worked at Merrill Lynch and the commodities exchange. Benjamin earned his BS from Cornell University. Presently, Ben is a Board Advisor to Ursa Space, a geospatial intelligence firm with an emphasis in measuring global oil inventories.
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Benjamin Cross

Board Member
Mr. Cross is a seasoned leader who has been at the helm of several companies. Benjamin brings more than 20 years of extensive financial markets experience and commodities knowledge to his role as Director at Jushi. Benjamin spent 20 years at Morgan Stanley in both their London and New York offices in the Commodities Division until his retirement in 2015 as a Managing Director at the firm. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Benjamin worked at Merrill Lynch and the commodities exchange. Benjamin earned his BS from Cornell University. Presently, Ben is a Board Advisor to Ursa Space, a geospatial intelligence firm with an emphasis in measuring global oil inventories.
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Steve Monroe

Board Member
Mr. Monroe has a robust record of accomplishment as President of a financial services company and vast expertise in financial markets and risk management. Steve is President and Managing Partner of Liquid Capital Alternative Funding (“LCAF”), an asset-based lender. Prior to joining LCAF, Steve served as National Sales Manager for Short Duration Products at JP Morgan; and previously in a variety of senior management positions covering cash and short duration products at Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Steve earned his BA from Williams College.
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Steve Monroe

Board Member
Mr. Monroe has a robust record of accomplishment as President of a financial services company and vast expertise in financial markets and risk management. Steve is President and Managing Partner of Liquid Capital Alternative Funding (“LCAF”), an asset-based lender. Prior to joining LCAF, Steve served as National Sales Manager for Short Duration Products at JP Morgan; and previously in a variety of senior management positions covering cash and short duration products at Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Steve earned his BA from Williams College.
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Trent Woloveck

Chief Strategy Director
Trent brings singular strategic planning and strong business acquisition and cannabis development experience to his role as Chief Strategy Director at Jushi. Trent formerly served as President of TGS National Holdings (an affiliate of The Green Solution), as well as COO at American Cannabis Company, where he worked with his clients to win state cannabis licenses. Trent earned his BS in finance from Miami University.
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Trent Woloveck

Chief Strategy Director
Trent brings singular strategic planning and strong business acquisition and cannabis development experience to his role as Chief Strategy Director at Jushi. Trent formerly served as President of TGS National Holdings (an affiliate of The Green Solution), as well as COO at American Cannabis Company, where he worked with his clients to win state cannabis licenses. Trent earned his BS in finance from Miami University.
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Nichole Upshaw

Chief Retail and People Officer
Nichole brings invaluable experience to her role as Chief Retail and People Officer. Prior to Jushi, Nichole was head of Human Resources for RaceTrac Petroleum, a convenience store chain that operates over 500 company-owned retail locations with over 9,000 employees. Nichole was a founding member of RaceTrac’s Women’s organization, LEAD, and has experience building affinity groups.
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Nichole Upshaw

Chief Retail and People Officer
Nichole brings invaluable experience to her role as Chief Retail and People Officer. Prior to Jushi, Nichole was head of Human Resources for RaceTrac Petroleum, a convenience store chain that operates over 500 company-owned retail locations with over 9,000 employees. Nichole was a founding member of RaceTrac’s Women’s organization, LEAD, and has experience building affinity groups.
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Michelle Mosier

Chief Financial Officer
Michelle brings over 20 years of financial leadership experience to Jushi across several consumer-facing industries, including consumer packaged goods, global manufacturing, as well as food and beverage packaging. Most recently, she served as the Chief Financial Officer for Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (NYSE: HBB), a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of a wide range of branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliances, as well as commercial products. Prior to her time at Hamilton Beach, she held a number of executive leadership and finance roles, notably as Controller for Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, and Chief Financial Officer of Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ: REYN). She began her career in the audit practice of Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she was admitted into the partnership in 1998.
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Michelle Mosier

Chief Financial Officer
Michelle brings over 20 years of financial leadership experience to Jushi across several consumer-facing industries, including consumer packaged goods, global manufacturing, as well as food and beverage packaging. Most recently, she served as the Chief Financial Officer for Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (NYSE: HBB), a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of a wide range of branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliances, as well as commercial products. Prior to her time at Hamilton Beach, she held a number of executive leadership and finance roles, notably as Controller for Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, and Chief Financial Officer of Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ: REYN). She began her career in the audit practice of Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she was admitted into the partnership in 1998.
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Matt Leeth

EVP, Legal Affairs
Matt brings invaluable cannabis industry legal expertise to his role as EVP, Legal Affairs at Jushi. Before joining Jushi, Matt served as General Counsel at The Green Solution, one of Colorado’s largest cannabis companies, and its related entities. Matt earned his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida and earned his JD from Florida State University College of Law.
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Matt Leeth

EVP, Legal Affairs
Matt brings invaluable cannabis industry legal expertise to his role as EVP, Legal Affairs at Jushi. Before joining Jushi, Matt served as General Counsel at The Green Solution, one of Colorado’s largest cannabis companies, and its related entities. Matt earned his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida and earned his JD from Florida State University College of Law.
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Tobi Lebowitz

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Tobi brings extensive legal and human resources expertise to Jushi. Tobi served as the Associate General Counsel of KLX Inc. (formerly KLXI), where she played pivotal roles in the sale of its aerospace segment to Boeing for $4.25B and the spin-off of its energy segment into a new, publicly traded company (KLXE). Tobi earned her BS from University of Florida and JD from University of Florida – Frederic G. Levin College of Law. Tobi holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification.
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Tobi Lebowitz

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Tobi brings extensive legal and human resources expertise to Jushi. Tobi served as the Associate General Counsel of KLX Inc. (formerly KLXI), where she played pivotal roles in the sale of its aerospace segment to Boeing for $4.25B and the spin-off of its energy segment into a new, publicly traded company (KLXE). Tobi earned her BS from University of Florida and JD from University of Florida – Frederic G. Levin College of Law. Tobi holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification.
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Marina Hahn

Board Member
Ms. Hahn brings extensive board and consumer brand experience to her role as Director at Jushi. Ms. Hahn serves as a consultant at Rotkaeppchen-Mumm, a German market leader in sparkling wines and spirits. Prior to serving as a consultant at Rotkaeppchen-Mumm, Ms. Hahn co-founded ZX Ventures, a growth arm of Anheuser-Busch. Prior to ZX Ventures, Ms. Hahn served as President of the Consumer Division at Flex Pharma, an innovative biotech formed as a result of a scientific breakthrough for athletes who suffer from muscle cramps. Ms. Hahn was a founder of SVEDKA Vodka (acquired by Constellation Brands, Inc.), an irreverent lifestyle brand where she originated the iconic spokesbot, SVEDKA_grl. Ms. Hahn is a graduate of Wellesley College.
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Marina Hahn

Board Member
Ms. Hahn brings extensive board and consumer brand experience to her role as Director at Jushi. Ms. Hahn serves as a consultant at Rotkaeppchen-Mumm, a German market leader in sparkling wines and spirits. Prior to serving as a consultant at Rotkaeppchen-Mumm, Ms. Hahn co-founded ZX Ventures, a growth arm of Anheuser-Busch. Prior to ZX Ventures, Ms. Hahn served as President of the Consumer Division at Flex Pharma, an innovative biotech formed as a result of a scientific breakthrough for athletes who suffer from muscle cramps. Ms. Hahn was a founder of SVEDKA Vodka (acquired by Constellation Brands, Inc.), an irreverent lifestyle brand where she originated the iconic spokesbot, SVEDKA_grl. Ms. Hahn is a graduate of Wellesley College.
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Shaunna Patrick

Chief Commercial Director
Shaunna brings extensive commercial experience to her role as Chief Commercial Director. She has demonstrated success across a diverse background of roles, product categories, and business models in the consumer product goods space. Her history includes key leadership roles in Sales and Marketing, Sales Operations and Strategy, and Category Management for companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBEV, The Hershey Company, and JUUL Labs, as well as mid-level private equity food companies. She has significant experience in the planning and development of commercial teams and strategies through various stages of growth. Shaunna is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
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Shaunna Patrick

Chief Commercial Director
Shaunna brings extensive commercial experience to her role as Chief Commercial Director. She has demonstrated success across a diverse background of roles, product categories, and business models in the consumer product goods space. Her history includes key leadership roles in Sales and Marketing, Sales Operations and Strategy, and Category Management for companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBEV, The Hershey Company, and JUUL Labs, as well as mid-level private equity food companies. She has significant experience in the planning and development of commercial teams and strategies through various stages of growth. Shaunna is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
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Bill Wafford

Board Member
Mr. Wafford is a highly skilled leader with over 25 years of finance and management consulting experience that he brings to his role as Director at Jushi. Mr. Wafford currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Everlane, a digitally native apparel, footwear and accessories brand that is leading the fashion industry toward a more environmentally conscious sustainable future. Prior to Everlane, he served as Chief Financial Officer of JCPenney, one of the largest retail department chains in the U.S., The Vitamin Shoppe, a specialty retailer of nutritional products, and Thrasio, a global consumer goods company. Mr. Wafford also previously served as Partner of the advisory practice group at KPMG, after holding various executive finance roles with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Target, Archstone Consulting, and Bank of America.
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Bill Wafford

Board Member
Mr. Wafford is a highly skilled leader with over 25 years of finance and management consulting experience that he brings to his role as Director at Jushi. Mr. Wafford currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Everlane, a digitally native apparel, footwear and accessories brand that is leading the fashion industry toward a more environmentally conscious sustainable future. Prior to Everlane, he served as Chief Financial Officer of JCPenney, one of the largest retail department chains in the U.S., The Vitamin Shoppe, a specialty retailer of nutritional products, and Thrasio, a global consumer goods company. Mr. Wafford also previously served as Partner of the advisory practice group at KPMG, after holding various executive finance roles with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Target, Archstone Consulting, and Bank of America.
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Jim Cacioppo

CEO, Chairman and Founder
Jim brings managerial, start-up, operating, financial and investing experience to his role as CEO, Chairman and Founder of Jushi. Prior to founding Jushi, Jim spent over two decades managing the business and allocating capital in senior management positions at several large hedge funds; two of which were early stage success stories. Jim is Co- Founder and Managing Partner of One East Partners (US$2.3 billion (peak AUM)). Previously, Jim served as President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Sandell Asset Management (US$5.5 billion (peak AUM)) and Head of Distressed Debt for Halcyon Management, a global investment firm with over US$9 billion in assets. Jim has significant experience in private equity and operating several enterprises at the Board and management levels, including in the financial services, technology, chemicals and consumer/leisure industries. Jim earned his BA from Colgate University and his MBA from Harvard University.
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Jim Cacioppo

CEO, Chairman and Founder
Jim brings managerial, start-up, operating, financial and investing experience to his role as CEO, Chairman and Founder of Jushi. Prior to founding Jushi, Jim spent over two decades managing the business and allocating capital in senior management positions at several large hedge funds; two of which were early stage success stories. Jim is Co- Founder and Managing Partner of One East Partners (US$2.3 billion (peak AUM)). Previously, Jim served as President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Sandell Asset Management (US$5.5 billion (peak AUM)) and Head of Distressed Debt for Halcyon Management, a global investment firm with over US$9 billion in assets. Jim has significant experience in private equity and operating several enterprises at the Board and management levels, including in the financial services, technology, chemicals and consumer/leisure industries. Jim earned his BA from Colgate University and his MBA from Harvard University.
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