Codie Sanchez is a Managing Director and Partner at Cresco Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Since its inception in the summer of 2014, CCP has deployed close to $100 million into over 40 companies out of its two dedicated funds and co-investment vehicles. Prior to CCP she previously lead First Trust's Latin America Investment business and held positions at Goldman Sachs, State Street, and Vanguard. She started her career as a journalist where she won the JFK award and the Howard Buffett Foundation grant for covering human trafficking. Sanchez is a pundit and columnist on investing, cannabis and startups, highlighted on The Today Show, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, People en Español, Business Wire, etc. She has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, a master’s from ESADE and Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and a B.A. from Arizona State University. She sits on the board of the Arcview Group, the leading cannabis seed investment platform, Magma Partners a venture fund in Chile, Hispanic Executive publication and is actively involved in AEI.