Iris Dorbian
Why this is important: Family offices pioneered investment in Cannabis, but now face challenges in fast growing industry Family offices have been eager and leading investors in the growing cannabis market, using their advantages over traditional PE to explore opportunities. But investors and family office executives say many FOs also face obstacles as they try […]
Families pioneers in cannabis-investing space Families more flexible than PE but also slower to move Some FOs lean to peripheral areas: factory real estate, services Family offices have been eager and leading investors in the growing cannabis market, using their advantages over traditional PE to explore opportunities. But investors and family office executives say many […]
Ex-North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell named CEO Girls Who Invest backed by several PE firms Vista Equity a founding donor Kristen Williams, global recruiting head at Blackstone Group, first found out about nonprofit Girls Who Invest two years ago after being introduced to Founder and Chair Seema Hingorani through the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Blackstone was already familiar […]
As a senior portfolio manager in private equity at Exelon Corp, Chrissie Pariso is a limited partner on a mission. Pariso has been frustrated that GPs and other LPs give the idea of diversity only lip service, particularly when it comes to women. Pariso for several years has been one of the only LPs who […]
Pariso, Zoller team up to create Nov. 7 event Career fair focused on women in private equity Important to increase diversity in the industry As a senior portfolio manager in private equity at Exelon Corp, Chrissie Pariso is a limited partner on a mission. Pariso has been frustrated that GPs and other LPs give the […]
Legal cannabis sector projected revenue at $7.9 bln Forecast for $21 bln by 2020 Trump attorney general nominee opposes legal marijuana This past November, when eight states voted to legalize recreational and medical marijuana, investors and proponents rejoiced. That group — Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada and North Dakota — brought the tally […]