Board of Directors
Jeff Clarke is the Chief Executive Officer of Insurity, Inc, a private company in the software and services industry. Mr. Clarke also serves as Executive Chairman of Doxim, Inc. a private company in the printing industry where he previously served as interim Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this, Mr. Clarke served as Executive Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of FTD, LLC, a private company in the online florist industry. Prior to this, Mr. Clarke served as Chief Executive Officer of Eastman Kodak Company, Chief Executive Officer of Travelport, Inc, Chief Executive Officer of CA Software, Executive Vice President of Hewlett Packard Company and Chief Financial Officer of Compaq Computer. Mr. Clarke currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Co-Pilot IQ, a private company, Ellipsis Health, a private company, Target Global, Inc, a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ:TGAAF) and Travelport, Inc., a private company. Mr. Clarke has formally served on several public company boards of directors including Autodesk, Compuware, Emerge Technology Acquisition Company, Mondee, Inc. Orbitz Worldwide, Red Hat and UTStarcom. He earned his MBA from Northeastern University and now serves as a Northeastern University Trustee.
David Hart joined The Cannabist Company in 2016 and became Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and Chief Executive Officer in 2024. Mr. Hart joined the board of directors of The Cannabist Company in June 2024. Prior to joining The Cannabist Company, Mr. Hart served as Chief Operating Officer of Abyrx, a venture capital-backed medical device company that developed, manufactured and commercialized a portfolio of intraoperative cross specialty hemostats. Prior to his time at Abyrx, Mr. Hart was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Alpine Capital,a family investment office for the Ranawat Orthopedic Group at the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he was responsible for capital allocations, direct private investments and all healthcare investments. Mr. Hart was formerly Partner and Head of Healthcare Equity Investments at Apelles Investment Management. Mr. Hart started his career in the financial services industry in the Mergers and Acquisitions groups at Thomas Weisel Partners and Duff & Phelps. Mr. Hart has an MBA from Columbia University and is a graduate of Duke University, where he was a member of the Men’s Varsity Golf Team.
Julie Hill has spent more than two decades serving on a range of private and public corporate boards of directors. Most recently, Ms. Hill was a member of the board of directors of Anthem, a Fortune 50 company and the largest U.S. health insurance company by member. She was a member of the board of trustees of Lord Abbett, a $225 billion New Jersey-based mutual fund management firm, from 2003 to 2023. She was also previously on the board of Lend Lease, based in Sydney, Australia, a $9 billion international construction, development, investment and management firm, publicly traded on the Australian exchange, and Holcim (U.S.), the U.S. operation of a Swiss company, as well as several other public corporate boards. Prior to her last 20 years serving on boards of directors, she founded and ran multiple companies, mostly in the real estate investment and development industry, and was a senior executive at numerous publicly traded companies, including Mobil Land, a division of Mobil Oil, and UK-based Costain Group. Ms. Hill is currently Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of California at Irvine (UCI), and is a board member of Leaders’ Quest, and the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and Los Angeles Trusteeship, and is a prior member of the Women’s Leadership Board of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from UCLA, and a master’s degree in marketing from the University of Georgia.
Mr. Lee has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Leafly Holdings, Inc. since May 2024 and has served as a member of its Board of Directors since February 2022. With over 25 years of experience in public markets and private equity, Mr. Lee has held senior leadership roles at Merida Merger Corporation, Sentinel Rock Capital, LLC, and Spring Point Capital LLC. His career reflects a consistent focus on driving financial performance and leading organizations through complex investment environments.
Mr. Lynch is the President and Partner at SierraConstellation Partners LLC, bringing over 30 years of capital markets experience with a deep focus on restructuring, workouts, recapitalizations, M&A, secondary market transactions, and strategic planning and execution. Known for his hands-on leadership and ability to navigate complex financial challenges, Mr. Lynch has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to companies undergoing significant transformation.
Jonathan May has served as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Floresta Ventures, LLC since March 2016. Floresta invests, owns and operates restaurant and retail concepts. He is also a co-founder and managing director of Floresta Partners, LLC, a consulting firm focusing on growing multi-unit restaurant and retail concepts. Prior to forming Floresta, Mr. May was Executive Director of Natural Capital Partners Holdings LLC. NCPH works with corporations to measure their environmental impact and deliver solutions for positive impact on carbon, renewable energy, water, biodiversity and communities. Previously Mr. May was a founder and Managing Director of Catalytic Capital LLC, a private equity firm focused on growing retail and consumer branded companies. Before co-founding Catalytic Capital, Mr. May was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Triarc Companies, Inc. where he was responsible for merger identification and execution, corporate finance, and strategic planning. Mr. May also served as Chief Executive Officer of Arby’s, Inc., where he managed the growth of 3,400 restaurants comprising $2.5 billion of global system-wide sales. Mr. May held a variety of strategic and operating roles at Arby’s before becoming CEO. Mr. May was the Lead Independent Director of INDUS Realty Trust, Inc., a publicly traded real estate company until it was sold in 2023. He is also a Director of Bridgewater Chocolate, LLC, a private chocolate manufacturer and retailer. Mr. May formerly was a board member of Sneaker Villa and Marketwatch.com.