Drew Duval is senior VP of Cultivation and Post Harvest Operations for Chicago-based multi-state operator Cresco Labs. He was co-founder and CEO of FloraCal Farms, which he and his wife and business partner, Karen, successfully turned into a top 10 flower brand in California. Drew was also co-founder and CEO of Cub City LLC. He facilitated two mergers for Cub City and FloraCal Farms with Origin House, and then with Cresco Labs. Upon joining Cresco Labs in 2020, he scaled cultivation and post harvest, and scaled five times in canopy with the addition of three mergers. Drew was previously a real estate owner and developer. He is passionate about wild land preservation, social justice, and trying to make the world a better place through cannabis advocacy and access to quality products, and he believes: “If everyone smoked a joint once a day, the world would be a better place."