Jesse Redmond

About Jesse Redmond

After quite a career journey, I finally feel at home as Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer at LEEF Brands. Before this, I was a cannabis analyst and founded two hedge funds and a leading California cannabis collective. My goal is to bridge the gap between the roots and the suits. I began my career at Franklin Templeton, was an early employee of Fisher Investments, and spent a decade co-managing multiple hedge funds. In this role, I allocated more than $1 billion to hedge fund strategies and conducted over due diligence visits around the world. In 2016, I founded a dispensary outside Santa Barbara, California, which became the number one in its region. In 2020, I founded Higher Calling Consulting, where I helped investors find the best cannabis investments, and I spent two years as Head of Cannabis at Water Tower Research. Through these experiences, I bring a unique perspective to cannabis and investing.

Experience

1. Chief Strategy & Investor Relations Officer

   LEEF Brands, Inc.

   Feb 2026 — Present · CA, US

   Lead LEEF Brands’ corporate strategy and business development efforts, partnering with leadership on capital allocation, long-term growth planning, and strategic priorities across markets, products, and partnerships. Source and cultivate high-impact relationships that support revenue growth, market expansion, and scalable operating leverage. In parallel, own the company’s investor narrative and capital markets strategy, overseeing all public-company communications and engagement with shareholders, analysts, and the broader financial community. Lead capital raising across equity, debt, and strategic financing, manage investor relationships, and advance exchange readiness pathways to strengthen access to capital and shareholder value.

Education

• UC Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Sourcing
• Alternative Investments
• Hedge Funds
• Fund of Funds
• Portfolio Management
• Investment Management
• Financial Structuring
• Management
• Equities
• Asset Allocation
• Asset Managment
• Managed Futures
• Investment Strategies
• Due Diligence
• Trading
• Equity Research
• Investments
• Asset Management
• Securities
• Options
• Financial Markets
• Emerging Markets
• Trading Strategies
• Bloomberg
• Private Equity
• Hedging
• Global Macro
• Capital Markets
• Mutual Funds
• Derivatives
• Wealth Management
• Finance
• Series 7
• Risk Management
• Writing