Our team has decades of combined experience in both the cannabis industry and in traditional markets.
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Julian Edelman is a co-founder of FiSai Investments in New York.
With a background in global macro markets, he has served as a Portfolio Manager and Head of Trading at Graticule Asset Management Asia (over 3B AUM in 2022). Julian spent 9 years in Singapore focused on various emerging and developed market opportunities before moving back to the US in 2019. Prior to that, he was a member of the macro trading desk at Fortress Investment Group.
Julian holds a BS in Finance from Fordham University.
Jared Cohen is a co-founder of FiSai Investments in Los Angeles. Previously Jared led corporate development and strategy for Revolution Global, a private multi-state cannabis operator, and was a senior executive of Glass House Brands, a California vertically integrated cannabis operator.
Prior to his involvement in cannabis, Jared held roles including Partner and Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group, Vice President of principal investments at Merrill Lynch, and investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Jared is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and a CFA charterholder.
Erich Griffin-Mauff is currently a co-founder of FiSai Investments in Los Angeles. FiSai is a corporate bond and loan fund, focused on the US cannabis industry.
Prior to FiSai, Erich co-founded, served as President and Board member of Jushi Holdings Inc, a public multi-state cannabis company headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. Jushi was incorporated in 2018, listed in Canada in June 2019, and Erich stepped down from all duties in June 2021. For full year 2023 Jushi generated $270mm in revenue and employed 1,188 people.
Erich held numerous roles at Deutsche Bank, joining in 1996, a career of almost 20-years. In 2015 Erich was appointed Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Corporate Finance N.A. Prior to that he headed Capital Markets & Treasury Solutions from 2007. He joined from Merrill Lynch in 1996 and was a graduate of the 1993 Merrill Lynch Debt and Equity training program.
Erich holds a BA in Economics and History from Brown University and
represented South Africa in Men’s Rowing at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Adam J. Levinson is a co-founder of FiSai Investments. Prior to that, Mr. Levinson was a Principal of Fortress Investment Group and served as Chief Investment Officer of the Fortress Asia Macro Funds, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Fortress Macro Funds. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Levinson served as a proprietary trader for ten years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. moving between Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, and New York. Beyond his financial background, Mr. Levinson has continued to serve as an advisor to Illinois based, Revolution Global Health. Mr. Levinson is also a partner in the ownership group of Arizona Athletic Grounds and chairs the Media Committee.
Mr. Levinson is the founder and Board Member of the Detroit Children’s Fund and is a Member of the London School of Economics Investment Committee. Mr. Levinson serves on the Cornell Board of Trustees. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Web3 companies Fewture Co, Dataland, and Mint Labs. Mr. Levinson endowed Cornell University’s China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program (CAPS).
Mr. Levinson is a, a former member of the Board of Greater Pacific Capital, former member of the Fortress Management Committee (2007-2016) and served on the Cornell University External Advisory Council for Internationalization (2011-2018).
Mr. Levinson received a B.A. in government from Cornell.