Tyler Klimas is the founder of Leaf Street Strategies and the former chief cannabis regulator for Nevada’s medical and adult-use cannabis marketplace. He was the first executive director appointed to Nevada’s cannabis regulatory agency and oversaw the state’s meteoric rise to become a billion-dollar retail industry. Klimas also helped found the highly successful Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), a non-profit association made up of chief cannabis regulators from across the United States and Canada. He led the association as its president, significantly expanding the association’s footprint and engagement efforts with U.S. federal agencies and members of Congress in Washington, D.C. Klimas also spent time as a federal lobbyist on Capitol Hill, where he led successful coalition-building and advocacy efforts on behalf of public and private sector entities. Klimas started his career in political campaigns and has served in a number of high-level roles for elected officials.