James Leventis

Mr. Leventis was promoted and appointed as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Compliance Officer in July 2025 after previously serving as Executive Vice President of Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs from March 2019 to June 2025. Prior to joining Verano, Mr. Leventis was a Principal at The Advis Group from August 2015 to February 2019, a national legal-based healthcare consulting firm, where he led the company’s pharmaceutical, regulatory and commercial strategy practices. Mr. Leventis provided regulatory, compliance and corporate counsel to a broad range of healthcare providers, helping his clients develop new commercial ventures, optimize operations and business management strategies, navigate complex regulatory landscapes, and resolve corporate investigations. Prior to joining The Advis Group, Mr. Leventis was an attorney at Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott, LP (now Roetzel & Andress, LPA), where he represented national healthcare clients in regulatory and commercial litigation matters, and was also instrumental in helping clients obtain and operate cannabis licenses in Illinois following the passage of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

Mr. Leventis has also advocated for cannabis legislative reform at the state and federal levels, having served as a founding member and executive officer on a number of boards, trade associations and political action committees, including the United States Cannabis Roundtable, the American Rights and Reform PAC, the American Trade Association of Cannabis and Hemp, and more.

Mr. Leventis received a dual-degree BA in History and Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2008, a JD cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2011, and an LL.M. in Health Law and Policy from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2016. He is based on the Company’s Chicago headquarters.