Solaris Farms
Michael Sassano's work experience includes:
1. SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals LTD (2019-Present): Founder, Chairman, and CEO of a European pharmaceutical and biotech company that focuses on manufacturing and distributing EU GMP-certified cannabinoid-containing pharmaceuticals. Sassano's role involves emphasizing scientific pharmacology applications with EU-GMP standards to deliver consistent treatments to the endocannabinoid system.
2. Solaris Farms (2016-Present): Founder and former CEO of a cannabis cultivation company. Sassano led the merger of Solaris Farms with The Sanctuary, turning it into one of the largest and most respected private double cannabis verticals in Nevada. Michael currently serves on the advisory board and provides guidance on future mergers and acquisitions.
3. Private Investor/Entrepreneur (1996-Present): As a private investor, Sassano has been involved in technology deals, hedge funds, real estate, and development projects globally.
4. CIBC Capital Markets (1997-2004): During their time at CIBC, Sassano served as a Managing Director and was recognized as one of the youngest and most successful sales traders. Michael was responsible for a significant portion of the bank's revenue and oversaw proprietary desk trading assets.
5. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (1994-1997): Sassano joined Oppenheimer as an Executive Director and quickly became the top producing sales trader for the firm. Michael received numerous awards from counterparties and was known for their electronic computer arbitrage trading.
6. Lehman Brothers (1992-1994): Sassano completed two training programs at Lehman Brothers, focusing on brokerage and sales in the first program and trading, banking, and market making in the second program. Michael gained extensive product knowledge across all sectors during their time at Lehman Brothers.
Overall, Sassano has a diverse background in the pharmaceutical, cannabis, finance, and investment sectors, with a strong emphasis on business development and leadership roles.
Michael Sassano attended Boston University from 1988 to 1992, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
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Solaris Farms
Michael is well known for leading a merger of the cannabis cultivation company he built and operated as CEO and Chairman, called Solaris Farms, with The Sanctuary. In four years, Michael was able to build Solaris out from a bare lot of land into one of the largest and most well-respected private double cannabis verticals in Nevada today. Michaelremains on the advisory board of Solaris and will help advise the company with future mergers and acquisitions. He continues to build much needed infrastructure in emerging states in the USA.Michael Sassano broke ground on what would become Solaris Farms in 2016 after traveling around the world touring different types of agricultural greenhouses and observing the various technologies used to produce high-quality yields in harsh climates. From the get-go, he envisioned building a major cultivation company in Nevada’s business-friendly environment which he’d either sell or expand to maximum government approved canopy. Solaris has a rotation of 7,000 plants and bi-monthly 1000 plant harvests which are sold at every major dispensary in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. Michael built Solaris Farms into a Las Vegas icon but also gathered global recognition which he plans to continue expanding. The grow exists on a portion of the land which is state-approved for cultivation space of over 300,000 sq ft. When fully built out, Solaris will be one of the 20 largest cannabis grows in the United States, according to Greenhouse Grower (https://www.greenhousegrower.com/crops/cannabis/cannabis-top-20-north-americas-largest-commercial-grows/)