Brendan Kennedy (businessman)

Brendan Kennedy (born 1971 or 1972)[2] 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.

Brendan Kennedy
Born1971/1972 (age 47–48)
NationalityAmerican
Education
Known forCEO and co-founder, Privateer Holdings
CEO, Tilray
Net worthUS$2.4 billion (September 2018)[1]
Children2

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][1]

Career

Kennedy previously worked at SVB Analytics, an affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank, as did Christian Groh.[1]

Kennedy is the CEO of Tilray.[4]

According to Bloomberg L.P., as of September 2018, Kennedy has a net worth of at least US$2.4 billion.[1]

References
  1. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Peter Thiel rakes in billions with stake in Canadian marijuana company Tilray". afr.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  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.


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