ADAM LEWIS | MANAGING PARTNER

• Co-founder and Managing Partner of boutique Santa Barbara-based Galaxy Venture Capital (GVC) providing high-touch formation to funding advisory services with expertise in supply chain management, operations, vertical integration, and strategic roll-ups, specifically in the media & entertainment, manufacturing, and CPG marketplace

• Prior Head of Global Partnerships of Migom Verwaltung AG (Previously DBA Rainier AG), a Swiss Asset Management Firm founded in 1971 in Zug, the fastest growing tech hub in Europe, and ran its boutique OTC trading desk and Security Token Offering (STO) Trading Platform

• Over 15 years’ experience in financial analysis, audit, taxation, complex entity structures, investments, family office fund management, IPO, and securities transactions

• Adam was a registered CPA with the state of California, a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Graduated magna cum laude from the University of California at Santa Barbara

• Prior audit and advisory clients include BMW, Mitsubishi, Bosley, Jeffries Group, Credit Suisse, and other Fortune 500 companies

MATTHEW BROWN | HEAD OF TECH & Global Business Development

• Specializes in International Advisory and Consultancy, with an emphasis on merging strategic partnerships among global business partners and clients

• Expertise in tax sheltering strategy, investment tax advisory, real estate, digitizing businesses, film financing, and media and NFTs

• Directly services Galaxy Venture Capital’s clients in Financial Services, Emerging Tech, Blockchain/Crypto, Data, Media and Film, and Cannabis

• CEO and President of several stealth startups in linking emerging Financial Services, Credit Card Services, and Blockchain/Crypto services to traditional legacy institutions

• 9+ years of managing family offices and related transactions focused on Residential and Commercial Real Estate throughout Texas

MICHAEL SUN | PROJECT MANAGER & DEAL ANALYST

• Directly services our Financial Services, Emerging Tech, CPG, and Cannabis clientele.

• Leads the team for digital asset projects and holds a certification in Blockchain Technologies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Previously Client Risk Management & Compliance associate with UBS Cayman Islands and Emory University as a Research Specialist and Data Analyst.

• 9+ years experience in analyzing data and utilizing statistics and published author in several national and peer-reviewed scientific journals.

• Experienced in developing Portfolio Optimization algorithms and 1st Place in the Advanced Hackathon Competition from Emory University (2013).

• Current CFA candidate / FINRA Series 65 license / Certified Associate in Project Management (Project Management Institute)

• Education: Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences from Tufts University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Emory University.

ANDREW S. KANE, OBE PH.D | BOARD OF ADVISORS

• Founder of The Center for Professional Wellbeing

• Advisory Board Member of London School of Economics (LSE) North America

• Immediate Past Chairman and Director of the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation

• Prior CEO & Managing Director of HSBC Private Bank Southern California

• Chairman, Advisory Board Member of Chamberlain Group

• Prior Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen

• Prior Managing Director and Operating Partner at Pacific Capital Group

• Prior Board Member, Audit Committee Member, and Compensation Committee Chairman at East West Bank

• Prior Executive Director at Winnick Family Foundation

• Prior COO & CEO at Simms/Mann Family Office

JONATHAN MATTHEWS | BOARD OF ADVISORS

• Prior Partner of Brevan Howard, one of the world’s leading global macro absolute return managers, where he spent over 11 years as Senior Portfolio Manager focused on Macro strategic investing, managing a $500 million portfolio

• Prior Managing Director of Citibank, London, where he spent over 10 years as Head of European Derivatives Trading

• Managed a team of options market-makers quoting derivative structures to institutional clients

JIM DAVIDSON, CPA, CFF, CFE, CTP, CIRA, CM&AA, CGMA, CBA | BOARD OF ADVISORS

• Managing Director & Partner at Avant Advisory Group

• Specializes in Mergers, Acquisitions & Capital Transactions, Business & Financial/Quality of Earnings Due Diligence, Forensics, Fraud Investigations, Dispute Resolution, Distressed & Special Situations, CFO, CRO, and C-Suite Services

• Clients range from start-ups to established businesses with over $1BB in sales

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA). Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and a Credit Business Associate (CBA)

ROWLAND HANDSON | BOARD OF ADVISORS

• Prior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft where he coined the phrase “Windows” and lead their highly acclaimed marketing strategies

• Board Member & Trustee of the Microsoft Alumni Network & Foundation

• Prior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Neutrogena Corporation

• Co-Founder of a new line of CBD-infused anti-aging cosmetics and skin care products

• Neutrogena Global Vice President Marketing | Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena pre-acquisition)

• CEO of The HMC Company a global business development and strategic brand-building organization servicing both new emerging and Fortune 500 companies

• Carnation Company Marketing Director | Nestlé S.A. (Carnation pre-acquisition)

• Consultant to Monsanto, IBM, Nautilus (BowFlex), DreamWorks, United Airlines, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, NASCAR, A&E, and more

SHAUN REID | BOARD OF ADVISORS

• President of CANNA Australasia, arguably the oldest and most well-respected Cannabis-specific fertilizer company dating back over 30 years in the Netherlands

• Member of the Non-Profit called Fundación CANNA, which specializes in scientific research and Cannabis testing, such as Terpenoids Test, Microbiological Test, Cannabinoids Test, Heavy metals Test & Multi-residue pesticides Test

• Fundación CANNA also globally supports Institutions, Congress, Education, and Seminars

• One of the heirs to “The Seed Bank of Holland” (the world's first cannabis seed bank) after the passing of Nevil Schoenmakers, described by High Times magazine as the "King of Cannabis"

• “The Seed Bank of Holland” genetics have dominated the Cannabis Cup from the 1980s to the present day

• Part of the original alliance that identified the endocannabinoid system

• 30+ year seasoned Cannabis cultivator, advisor, and entrepreneur