Carter started at Casa Verde in 2022 and is currently a Vice President on the team
experience
Previously Carter worked as a business development associate at Jushi Holdings, a US based multi-state operator in the cannabis industry
Prior to Jushi, Carter was an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley in the consumer & retail group
Carter cofounded a non-profit called The Anti-Racism Fund (ARF), which provides capital to organizations as a way to inject social change. ARF has raised over one million dollars to date
education
Carter graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied political science
He is also a current MBA candidate at Harvard Business School graduating in 2023
Fun fact
Carter has his own IMDb page after appearing in a 2010 rom-com starring Queen Latifah
Tony joined Casa Verde in 2022 and is currently a Vice President on the team
experience
Previously Tony worked as a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global advisory firm. He focused in the health industries practice
Tony also owns and operates multiple brick-and-mortar cannabis retail businesses in Los Angeles
education
Tony earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and Master of Accounting from the University of Southern California, graduating summa cum laude for both degrees
Tony also earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management
Fun fact
Tony has dislocated or broken a bone 100+ times. Tony should consider living his life in a spacesuit
Caitlyn started at Casa Verde in 2022 and is the Executive Assistant to the General Partner
experience
Previously held the position of Executive Assistant to the CEO at a leading vertically integrated cannabis brand in California
education
Graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University
Fun fact
Caitlyn scored 99% on the Cambridge Face Memory Test, making her a Super-Recognizer!
Calvin Broadus
position at the firm
Calvin, better known as Snoop Dogg, is a key member of the Casa Verde team responsible for crafting the firm’s identity
experience
Snoop has more than 20 years of industry experience as a leading icon paving the way in pop culture, technology adoption, and innovation
Calvin has 7 platinum albums and has won 25+ music awards
Mr. Broadus is an experienced investor with early stakes in companies such as Reddit, Robinhood, and Klarna
fun fact
In 2005, Calvin started “The Snoop Youth Football League,” which has seen hundreds of its participants receive athletic scholarships for college – 20 have even gone on to play in the NFL
Karan Wadhera
position at the firm
Karan Wadhera is the Managing Partner at Casa Verde, where he leads the team across investment strategy, fundraising, and portfolio management
Karan sits on the board of more than 10 cannabis companies across the CV portfolio and select strategic partners
experience
Karan is an experienced finance professional and investor, as well as an advisor for several young companies
Karan spent over a decade in Asia as a senior executive with Goldman Sachs and Nomura
education
Karan holds a BA in Finance from Babson College
fun fact
In 2008, Karan placed Snoop Dogg in a Bollywood film, representing the first hip hop collaboration in Indian film
