Pete Kadens Email and Phone Number
Pete Kadens is a serial entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist who currently serves as the chairman of The Kadens Family Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to closing the pervasive wealth and education gaps in the US. Pete was a co-founder and served as CEO of Green Thumb Industries, currently one of the largest cannabis companies in the world. After taking the company public Pete retired in September 2018. Prior to Green Thumb Industries, in 2008 Pete started one of the largest commercial solar companies in the US, SoCore Energy. Under his leadership, SoCore expanded operations into 17 states and was named one of Chicago's most innovative businesses by Chicago Innovation Awards. In 2013, he sold SoCore Energy to Edison International, a Fortune 500 energy holding company. Pete employed thousands of people over his 16 year career as a CEO. Pete believes deeply in, and actively leads, organizations that seek to transform lives and strengthen communities, serving as chairman of StreetWise (2009 – 2018), one of the largest homeless aid organizations in Chicago. Pete currently serves as chairman emeritus at StreetWise and sits on several other boards in the nonprofit and for-profit space. Pete and his family foundation also spearheaded and financed an effort to ensure that all students, and one of their parents, from the most underserved and impoverished high school in his hometown (Toledo, OH) could go to college or trade school for free. That organization, HOPE Toledo, is now serving over 300 families. Pete is also the founder and Co-Chairman of Hope Chicago, an organization focused on educating tens of thousands of underserved Chicagoans. Pete was awarded the Trailblazer Chicago Award by The Cara Program in 2019; The Catalyst Man of the Year by Streetwise in 2015; and The Distinguished Alumnus for Citizenship in 2010 by his college alma mater, Bucknell University. Pete was also named one of the 40 Under 40 by Crain’s Chicago Business in 2012 and one of the 20 People to Watch in the Cannabis Industry by Marijuana Business Daily in 2018. Pete is a 2019 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, a fellowship that selects only 20 individuals from around the world each year who have the capacity to create ventures that solve one of society’s intractable problems.
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Co-Founder And Chairman Of The BoardFello Sep 2023 - PresentFello is a peer support platform empowering impactful human connections through the sharing of lived experiences. With Fello, individuals can get affordable, accessible, and approachable support in navigating life's toughest challenges from someone who really gets it.At Fello, your story is your skill set. If you've had success handling challenges in relationships, parenting or substance abuse, become a Fello and let your life's lessons be someone else's guiding light.Learn more at myfello.app -
Board MemberJohn Howard Association Of Illinois Apr 2024 - PresentChicago, Illinois, UsJHA monitors prisons and advances independent oversight of carceral systems to promote humane treatment and increased transparency. As long as there are prisons, JHA aspires to have a system that is equitable, reduces harm, and respects people’s humanity. -
President'S Advisory Council MemberBucknell University Apr 2024 - PresentLewisburg, Pa, UsThis group strives to enhance the Bucknell experience and shape the future of the University. -
Trustee, Board Of TrusteesNational Louis University Jun 2022 - PresentChicago, Il, UsAccessible, affordable, career-driven higher education. National Louis University offers more than 70 career-focused undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, certificate and endorsement programs in Illinois, Florida and Online in fields like education, business, psychology, hospitality management and culinary arts. In 2023, National Louis University was ranked as the No. 30 Best National University, and No. 1 Best Bang for Your Buck (Midwest) by Washington Monthly. -
Director, Board Of DirectorsYmca Of Metropolitan Chicago Jun 2022 - PresentChicago, Il, UsPromising & Delivering Positive Change – 166 Years StrongServing more than 300,000 individuals each year, the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is one of the largest social enterprises in Chicagoland — and in many ways, one of the largest playgrounds! From neighborhood Centers to Early Education and Childcare sites to Camps throughout the Midwest, the Y offers countless activities, programs, and services that nurture potential, bring people together, and ultimately support and strengthen our communities. -
Founder And Co-ChairmanHope Chicago Jan 2021 - PresentChicago, Illinois, UsHOPE Chicago (www.HopeChicago.org) is a BOLD plan to send tens of thousandsof Chicago students, and a parent or guardian, to post-secondaryprograms while giving them wraparound support to succeed. -
2019 Henry Crown Fellow At The Aspen InstituteThe Aspen Institute Mar 2019 - PresentWashington, District Of Columbia, UsThe Henry Crown Fellowship Program at the Aspen Institute, established in 1997, seeks to develop the next generation of community-spirited leaders, providing them with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of business and civic leadership in the 21st century. The program selects 20 people every year as fellows from around the world.
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ChairmanThe Kadens Family Foundation Dec 2018 - PresentChicago, Il, UsAt the Kadens Family Foundation we believe that an individual should not be defined or limited by the zip code in which they live. The Kadens Family Foundation exists to close the education and wealth gaps in urban ecosystems by empowering at-risk urban poor with opportunities to gain the knowledge, tools and self-confidence necessary to break the cycle of poverty. To that end, we seek to partner with, and invest in, innovative and high-impact organizations dedicated to helping the disadvantaged seek purpose, opportunity, education and hope. We believe that it is through the combination of our empathy and the community’s hard work that lives will be transformed. And that through our collective action we can shift the paradigm of poverty, while teaching our children about the power and responsibility they have to do good in the world. -
Founder And EvangelistHope (Helping Our Population Educate) Oct 2018 - PresentHOPE is an organization working to ensure the zip code you live in doesn't define your educational opportunities or limitations. We are starting in Toledo, Ohio with a goal of scaling this concept nationally and raising billions of dollars to ensure we close the empathy gap, the wealth gap and the education gap.
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Chairman EmeritusStreetwise, Inc. Jan 2019 - PresentChicago, Illinois, Us -
Chairman Or Vice Chairman Of The BoardStreetwise, Inc. Nov 2012 - Dec 2018Chicago, Illinois, UsStreetWise is one of the largest homeless aid agencies in the Midwest. We help hundreds of people in the Chicago are who are on the verge of homelessness each year through self employment.
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Vice Chairman Of The BoardStreetwise, Inc. Dec 2009 - Nov 2012Chicago, Illinois, UsHelping the homeless and those on the verge of homeless in Chicago through a hand up, not a hand out.
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Director, Board Of DirectorsCannabis Trade Federation Sep 2018 - Jul 2020The Cannabis Trade Federation is a mission critical organization in fighting for reform around cannabis policy in Congress, specifically the bipartisan STATES Act.
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Ceo And Director, Green Thumb Industries (Gti)Green Thumb Industries (Gti) Nov 2015 - Feb 2019Chicago, Illinois, UsGTI is one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in US. We employ thousands of people across the country and we service tens of thousands of patients. The company is public (OTC: GTBIF) and has a market capitalization in excess of $5B -
Board DirectorMarijuana Policy Project (Mpp) Jul 2016 - Dec 2017Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is one of the most important non profit organizations advancing the cause of ending the war on drugs by orchestrating legislative and ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana.
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Founder And CeoSocore Energy (Now Dba Engie Solar) Mar 2008 - Nov 2015SoCore Energy is a leader in commercial solar development business with clients like Walgreens Ikea, JC Penney, Kimco, SImon Properties and others. SoCore was started in 2008 and quickly became a multi-million dollar solar developer. In August 2013, SoCore Energy was acquired by Edison International, one of the 10 largest energy holding companies in the US.
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Founder And CeoAcquirent Dec 2003 - Mar 2008Evanston, Il, UsAcquirent (www.acquirent.com) is a dedicated outsourced sales company that works with clients ranging from small privately held corporations to Fortune 100 companies. Acquirent was named the #1 Outsourced Sales company in the US in 2006 and is still successfully serving customers today and was recognized as an Inc 5000 company in 2011. -
PresidentNational Association Of Sales Outsourcers 2006 - 2008
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Finance/SalesUbs Jun 2000 - Dec 2003Zurich, Ch
Pete Kadens Education Details
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Ottawa Hills High School
Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Kadens
What company does Pete Kadens work for?
Pete Kadens works for The Aspen Institute
What is Pete Kadens's role at the current company?
Pete Kadens's current role is 2019 Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
What schools did Pete Kadens attend?
Pete Kadens attended Bucknell University, Ottawa Hills High School.
Who are Pete Kadens's colleagues?
Pete Kadens's colleagues are Nicole Noyes, Kyle Argueta, Eric Cadora, Sindhu Joy, Katya Wanzer, Bonnie Messix, Jenivee Gastelum.
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