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Brendan Kennedy
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of Washington
Yale University
Known forCEO and co-founder, Privateer Holdings
CEO, Tilray

Brendan Kennedy (born 1971/1972) is an American billionaire businessman, CEO and a co-founder of Privateer Holdings, along with Michael Blue and Christian Groh, and the CEO of Tilray.

Early life

Kennedy earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, an MS in Engineering from the University of Washington, and an MBA from Yale University.[3][2]

Career

Kennedy previously worked at SVB Analytics, an affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank, as did Christian Groh.[2]

Kennedy is the CEO of Tilray.[4]

According to Bloomberg LP, as of September 2018, Kennedy has a net worth of at least US$2.4 billion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Peter Thiel rakes in billions with stake in Canadian marijuana company Tilray". afr.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d 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)
  3. ^ "Brendan Kennedy". Tilray. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ Dorbian, Iris. "Canada's Tilray Pops In Milestone U.S. IPO Debut". forbes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.