Mr. Kovler, founded Green Thumb in 2014. He has been Chairman of Green Thumb since 2014 and Chief Executive Officer of Green Thumb from 2014 through year-end 2017 and since August 2018. Mr. Kovler is frequently featured as a cannabis industry thought leader in media outlets such as Bloomberg, Barron’s, Business Insider, CNBC and Forbes. He previously served on the boards of directors of Springbig, Inc., a cannabis marketing platform from January 2018 until December 2022, and The Cann + Botl Company, a privately held cannabis-infused beverage company, from December 2020 to December 2022. He is also co-founder of Invest For Kids, a not-for-profit organization that hosts an annual investment ideas conference to benefit underserved young people in Chicago. Founded in 2009, Invest For Kids has raised nearly $18 million, 100% of which has supported over 75 organizations dedicated to improving the lives of Chicago’s youth. Mr. Kovler brings his extensive experience managing complex operating companies and deep commitment to philanthropy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, politics and economics from Pomona College and a Master of Business Administration in accounting and finance from The University of Chicago.

Mr. Holtzman has served as a member of RYTHM’s Board of Directors since July 2022. Mr. Holtzman serves as Operations Director at Ocean 14 Capital, a private equity impact fund focused on the Blue Economy. Mr. Holtzman also serves as the Investments Principal at Pontos Aqua. Pontos Aqua is a founding partner of Ocean 14 Capital. Mr. Holtzman launched the advisory business of Pontos, as well as Pontos’ direct investment in recirculated aquaculture farming (PRC). He managed Pontos’ direct investment in PRC and the private equity and leveraged buyout practice. Additionally, Mr. Holtzman is a founding officer of Stronger America through Seafood, which strives to increase the production of healthy, sustainable, and affordable seafood in the United States.

Prior to joining Pontos and Ocean 14, Mr. Holtzman was the Vice Chairman of Capitol Peak Asset Management, which focused on infrastructure projects and companies in Rural America. Prior to Capitol Peak, Mr. Holtzman was appointed by President Obama as the Senior Advisor to the United States Secretary of Agriculture. For six years, Mr. Holtzman advised the Secretary on the development of new public-private partnerships, aquaculture, trade, biotechnology, and international food security. He also served as Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services and as Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs. In these roles, Mr. Holtzman represented the United States in its negotiations with the Peoples Republic of China as a four-time Delegate on the Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade, and he was regularly involved with a multitude of international trade issues, trade missions, and trade negotiations. He also served as the United States Chairman of the North American Biotechnology Initiative, which includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Holtzman, an attorney for over 25 years, provided strategic consulting to multi-national companies related to transportation infrastructure, project finance, public-private partnerships, health care, and government procurement. He also served as a City Attorney and Special Counsel to several municipalities. Mr. Holtzman is a Board Member of The Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, he is the Founding Chairman of Adopt-A-Classroom, and he sits on the Global Advisory Council of Secure System. Mr. Holtzman received his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and his law degree from the University of Miami.

Mr. Mahoney has served as a member of RYTHM’s Board of Directors since December 2020. Mr. Mahoney served as a U.S. Representative for Florida’s 16th congressional district from January 2007 to January 2009. Mr. Mahoney is the owner of Caribou LLC, a strategic advisory firm he found in 2009 that consults with CEOs and their boards on managing systemic risk and maximizing shareholder value through the identification and capture of strategic opportunities. In March 2013, Mr. Mahoney also founded Cannae Policy Group, a Washington D.C. based public policy company, where he serves as a Chief Political Strategist advising companies, associations, and governments on complex public policy issues. Before becoming a Congressman, from 1998 to 2007, Mr. Mahoney was a Co-Founder of vFinance, Inc., which subsequently acquired National Holdings Corporation. National has grown to become one of America’s leading middle-market brokerage firms, managing more than $5 billion of client assets with over 50 offices worldwide. Mr. Mahoney has also been involved with companies in the cannabis industry in varying capacities as a private investor, advisor and consultant, including Atlas Biotechnologies, Inc., a licensed medical cannabis grower operating in Canada and the EU, and Volcanic Green Holdings, Inc., a holding company for a Colombian based outdoor cultivation cannabis grower and CBD extracts producer. Mr. Mahoney holds a BA degree in Computer Science and Business from West Virginia University and an MBA from George Washington University.

Mr. Vakili, has served as Vice President of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Partnerships at Green Thumb since 2017 and is involved in all external investments and strategic developments. Prior to joining Green Thumb, Mr. Vakili was part of the M&A/advisory teams at Stericycle Inc. and KPMG US LLP. Mr. Vakili earned his Bachelor of Arts at Indiana University.

Peter Shapiro is an independent music entrepreneur with an eclectic career producing numerous acclaimed and groundbreaking projects. Throughout his career, Mr. Shapiro has owned and/or operated numerous celebrated music venues including Brooklyn Bowl, The Capitol Theatre, Wetlands Preserve and most recently, the Bearsville Theater, hosting some of the biggest names in music and producing countless celebrated shows and festivals. Mr. Shapiro has repeatedly been named to Billboard’s Power 100 List of “Most Influential People in the Music Business.” In addition to his list of current prominent positions including publisher of Relix magazine and founder and CEO of live music and media company, Dayglo Presents, Mr. Shapiro sits on the boards of several civic and charitable organizations, including New York Public Radio, New York City Parks Foundation, youth voter engagement non-profit, Headcount, and was a longtime member of the board of directors of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland.

Sanjay Tolia is the co-founder of structured note and derivatives provider Marine Layer Advisors and a co-founder and managing director of Bengal Capital, a top equity derivatives hedge fund that has been immersed in the cannabis industry for over a decade. An established entrepreneur with an institutional finance background and solid track record of taking companies public, Mr. Tolia began his career at several prominent Chicago-based funds before creating Bengal Capital in 2006. Twelve years later, he founded a leading private equity fund focused on the frontier markets of health and wellness, where he helped manage several industry leading brands and products in the nascent wellness space. Mr. Tolia holds a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.