George Scorsis has 20 years of experience leading businesses in highly regulated industries including cannabis, alcohol, energy drinks and most recently psychedelics .
After graduating from York University, George held several executive roles with Bacardi Canada. In 2010, he advanced to working in key positions at Red Bull Canada, such as sales vice president and he ultimately became general manager of the company in July 2011 where he grew the business to over 150MM in annual sales.
George worked for Mettrum Health Corp from 2015 to 2017. He then oversaw Canopy Growth’s acquisition of Mettrum Health even as he worked for the latter as president.
He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Scythian Biosciences Corp., an international research and development firm committed to treating brain injuries with proprietary cannabinoid-based drug therapies and other weed-based treatments.
Since February of 2019, he has been executive chairman of medical marijuana producer, Entourage Health. Currently, he also serves as interim CEO of the company.
George is also the co-founder and Chairman of AWAKN Life Sciences, where he lends his expertise and support to positively impact the mental health field through the use of psychedelic pharmacology into mental health treatment.
Outside of work, he is extensively involved in charity work. He donated money and time to the Agincourt Food Bank in Scarborough, Toronto, and he supports causes related to animal rights. He is also an enthusiastic collector of motorcycles.