Gary’s experience spans capital markets, founding and operating startups and dealing in art. Positions included Partner of an option market making firm at the American Stock Exchange NYC, Head of Structured Credit Derivative Sales at Tullett Prebon London, and capital raising and financial advisory in ESG investments.

As a business operator, he founded an e-commerce company, owned an art gallery in NYC and an art advisory business with offices in London and NYC. As the Director of Corporate Development at The Blinc Group, he leads investor relations and engaging new corporate relationships for Blinc. Gary received a BS in Commerce and Engineering, double majoring in Marketing and Finance, cum laude, from Drexel University. He holds a FINRA Series 7 license.

1. Where were you born? Moldova, former USSR

2. Where did you go to college? Drexel University, Philly

3. Favorite hobbies? tennis, reading, meditating

4. Unique previous jobs? Traded stock options as a market maker on the floor of the American Stock Exchange and Philadelphia Stock Exchange, like they showed in “Trading Places”.

5. Favorite sports teams? Philly Eagles, Sixers

6. Favorite quote? “We are all in it together”, me

7. Favorite movie? Pulp Fiction

8. Favorite food? No favorite, like too many things:)

9. What made you decide to enter the cannabis industry? Saw a young industry, that is going to be huge

10. Fun fact that we haven’t asked…. hmmmmm