John Sullivan is the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at Cresco Labs, a publicly traded cannabis wholesaler and retailer with a national presence. Mr. Sullivan has worked in the cannabis field for over ten years. Currently, Mr. Sullivan manages Cresco’s government relations, legal regulatory, and community integration departments. Prior to joining Cresco, Mr. Sullivan served as the president of a small cannabis retail business in Illinois, overseeing all aspects of its operations, including the day‐to‐day operations of two medical dispensaries. In 2014, Mr. Sullivan successfully drafted applications for those dispensary licenses, which were among the first medical dispensary licenses awarded in Illinois.