Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2021
CEO, Co-Founder & Chair
The Valens Company
Tyler is a born entrepreneur. From humble beginnings, he built Valens with a vision to bring purposeful cannabis to the people. He recently repositioned the company’s core offering from extraction to product development and manufacturing – and has now become the largest third-party cannabis consumer packaged goods manufacturer in Canada as well as a leading innovator in the world of cannabis. Tyler has expertise in biochemistry, plant genetics and extraction processes, with a strong interest in advancing the use of cannabinoids to treat various medical conditions. He was included in the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare’s Top 100 Leaders in Healthcare in 2019. More recently, he was celebrated in the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Under 40.
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