Bio

Aaron is the Founder and Principal of Stoic Advisory Inc., which was formed in 2016. Stoic acted as Financial Advisor on more than $2.3 billion of transactions, and has been the leading non-bank cannabis M&A Advisor since inception. Aaron was also Acting CFO of Tokyo Smoke from early 2016 through 2018, before its ultimate exit to Canopy Growth. He was also the co-founder of Trichome Financial, a first of its kind cannabis specialty lender, which was sold to IM Cannabis in March 2021. Prior to founding Stoic, Aaron was an Investment Analyst at Interward Asset Management, a specialist investment firm based in Toronto. While there he played an active role in capital allocation, including investments in the cannabis sector. Prior to Interward, Aaron spent over four years at Dundee Capital Markets (now Eight Capital), starting as a Research Associate before moving on as an Analyst covering medical and recreational cannabis companies. Aaron pioneered research coverage of the cannabis sector, becoming the first Analyst to cover all public Licensed Producers as well a US-based operator. He has been frequently quoted in the press, including the Financial Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Financial Times, and is a regular speaker at industry events. Aaron holds a CFA designation and obtained his Honors Business Administration (HBA) degree from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, graduating with distinction.