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Mike Abbott
Mike Abbott is Executive Chairman, Columbia Care and King's Business School Advisory Council Member.

Mike Abbott

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Executive Chairman, Columbia Care

King's Business School Advisory Council Member.

Biography

Michael Abbott is the Executive Chairman of Columbia Care, the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer of cannabis related medicines in the United States. Michael started his financial career at Swiss Bank Corporation/SBC O’Connor and later worked at Goldman Sachs. He since launched and ran two hedge funds as well as managed a multi-billion dollar fund of funds. Michael was also CIO of the endowment of Cornell University.

Prior to his career in finance, Michael earned a Law Degree at King’s College London. Michael served on the London Police Force in the mid 1980’s, was the UK national police rifle champion, and was a member of the British Rifle team.