Brendan Kennedy founded the family office Cavendish Privateers in June 2021.

He co-founded Tilray in 2013 and served the company as President and Chief Executive Officer until May 2021.  He was Chairman of the Board of Directors from January 2018 to May 2021 and currently serves as a member of the Board. Over the past ten years, Brendan has travelled the world to meet with growers, dispensary owners, patients, advocates, scientists, government regulators, lawyers and political campaigners, driven by a mission to end global cannabis prohibition and the harms it causes, and to help patients and adult consumers across the globe gain access to safe, quality-tested cannabis and hemp.

Brendan also served as the Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of Privateer Holdings, a private equity firm shaping the future of the legal cannabis industry with business ventures including; Tilray, Leafly, the world’s largest online cannabis information resource, and a portfolio of leading adult-use cannabis brands.  Prior to his transformative role in the cannabis industry, Brendan served as the Chief Operating Officer of Silicon Valley Bank Analytics. He holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, an MS in Engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.