Samuel Brill Email & Phone Number

Samuel Brill is a Chief Executive Officer at Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC based in New York City Metropolitan Area, United States, North America. Mr. Samuel Brill has more than 28 years of experience in capital markets, business operations, corporate finance, portfolio management, and investment banking. He is currently the CEO of Ascend Wellness Holding (AAWH). Mr. Brill has served on the Board of Ascend since May 2023, when he was also appointed as Lead Independent Director. Mr. Brill is also Chairman of the Board of Invacare Holdings Corporation (OTC: IVCRQ), a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of medical products. He has served on numerous public and private boards and committees, including the Investment Committee of NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. (OTCQX: NLCP), a cannabis REIT. Prior to taking the Ascend CEO position, Sam spent seven years as the President and Chief Investment Officer of Seventh Avenue Investments (SAI). SAI is the private equity arm of a multibillion-dollar single-family office in New York City. Mr. Brill managed all aspects of SAI's private equity and private credit business. SAI’s main focus was finding underperforming businesses in favorable industries and applying its operational expertise to enhance performance and success. Sam played a critical role in helping management with strategic decision-making, financial planning, driving operational efficiencies, and setting important benchmarks and KPIs. He also helped create value by leading merger and acquisition opportunities and corporate reorganizations. Before joining SAI, Mr. Brill was the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Weismann Capital, a single-family office in Stamford, CT. Sam handled all investment activities and asset management of the single-family office, including direct investments in equities, credit, real estate, and structured transactions. Over his 13+ years with the Weismann family, Mr. Brill oversaw the day-to-day operations of the family office, including estate planning, taxes, accounting, legal, philanthropic initiatives, and concierge services. Prior to joining Weismann in November 2003, Mr. Brill was the Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Amedia Networks (formerly TTR Technologies), a publicly traded technology company. Mr. Brill successfully helped restructure the company and sold its vast intellectual technology portfolio to Macrovision (now Rovi Corp). He also assisted with the reinvestment of the proceeds from the transaction into a new business, which later became Amedia Networks. Before joining Amedia in November 2001, Mr. Brill was a senior financial analyst at JDS Capital Management, a hedge fund that was also the largest shareholder of TTR.