Douglas co-founded Silverleaf Venture Partners to pursue cannabis focused investing starting in 2018.  The partners have completed over 30+ investments in noteworthy companies including:  Jane Technologies, Headset, Nabis, Ebbu and many others. 

As a partner of the Silverleaf companies since 2005 Doug has over two decades of experience as a principal investor in private equity and real estate. Completing his first transaction at the age of 17, his career has allowed him to complete over 150 round-trip investment transactions. Douglas resides on 4 boards in the cannabis industry and has been very instrumental at restructuring companies for more efficient growth.  Douglas graduated from the University of South Florida with a BS in Finance, has been a licensed real estate broker for over 35 years and has managed outside capital for over a decade. Douglas oversees capital sourcing, deal origination, underwriting and capital markets. A consummate entrepreneur, originator & deal maker Doug has developed a network of industry executives and insiders which has led to multiple opportunities for the partnership and beneficial relationships for our portfolio companies.