Colin Kelley is Senior Operating Partner for Merida Capital Partners where he has helped build cannabis operations across the country. He is a board member of Brytemap and Nautilus Botanicals. Kelley also serves on the Advisory Board for Cannabis Business Times’ Cannabis Conference, is a contributor to Cannabis Business Times and was on the Editorial Advisory Board and a frequent contributor to Cannabis Dispensary magazine.

Prior to Merida, Mr. Kelley served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of vertically integrated LeafLine Labs in Minnesota. Additionally, he has held management roles at Dun & Bradstreet, Investors Bank & Trust, Wind River Capital Management, and Fresenius Medical Care. He has consulted to the SAP Business Incubator and the Civilian Research & Development Fund. Mr. Kelley earned his BSBA in Management and Finance from Bryant University in Rhode Island.