Aaron Miles Chief Investment Officer, Verano

Mr. Miles leads the organization’s investor relations, capital markets, corporate development and communications departments. He has distinguished himself as a cannabis industry leader in the financial and investor relations space, having notably assisted in taking both Cresco Labs and Verano Holdings public on the Canadian Securities Exchange in 2018 and 2021, respectively.

Over the course of his more than 20 years of financial and capital markets experience, Mr. Miles has served in leadership roles across a variety of Fortune 500 companies and industries. His background and expertise spans investor relations, in large and diversified corporations that include Abbott Laboratories, CME Group, Navigant, Tribune Publishing Company, the New York Stock Exchange, and Cresco Labs.

A native of Michigan, Mr. Miles graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and obtained his master’s in finance from Walsh College.