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Mitchell Kahn

CEO

Grassroots Cannabis

Mitch brings more than 20 years of chief executive experience in his role as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Grassroots Cannabis and its affiliated entities. Mitch co-founded Grassroots in 2014 and has successfully led the company from its inception into a vertically integrated national cannabis company with 48 licenses and operations in 10 states

currently. Mitch is also the Chairman of Frontline Real Estate Partners, a highly successful commercial real estate investment and advisory company headquartered in Chicago which has acquired properties in excess of $150,000,000 since its inception in 2010.

Prior to co-founding Frontline, Mitch founded and served as President & CEO of Hilco Real Estate. During his tenure, Mitch built Hilco Real Estate from a startup subsidiary of the Hilco Organization into one of the country’s leading real estate restructuring, disposition, valuation, and appraisal firms.

Mitch earned a J.D. (Northwestern University Law School), a Certified Public Accountant license, and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.