Kim Sanchez Rael is CEO & Cofounder of Azuca, serving the global cannabis industry with best-in-class advanced ingredients and formulations for fast-acting, great-tasting, and predictable edible cannabis. Kim is an active community leader, start-up veteran and long-time investor in innovation. She has extensive experience as an operating executive in both startup and Fortune 50 environments and as a venture capitalist. As an investor and board member she has worked closely with entrepreneurs advancing innovations in culinary technology, digital & physical infrastructure, energy and water. Rael has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford.