Cory Azzalino is an experienced cannabis industry operator and dealmaker with a decade of leadership across multi-state retail, delivery and vertically integrated businesses. He has led operations and corporate strategy at scale as CEO and COO of Eaze, managed turnarounds and exits as Restructuring CEO of DYME Brands, and now runs California operations for Vireo. His background blends corporate finance and private equity experience—originating and structuring deals at Prudential and advising family offices—giving him fluency in M&A, capital raising and operational value creation. Cory has repeatedly bridged startup execution with institutional rigor, growing teams to thousands of employees while integrating acquisitions. Based in Los Angeles and a USC Marshall alum, he pairs analytical finance roots with hands-on retail and delivery execution—a combination that helped him shepherd complex multi-state rollups and integrations. An operator who still models transactions himself, he is known for translating capital strategy into repeatable operating playbooks.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Accounting, Corporate Finance, B.S., Accounting, Corporate Finance at USC Marshall School of Business
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