Executive Director & President – Ian Rassman

Ian is an inventor, patent holder, and lifelong entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in tech, startups and senior management. He’s worked in over a dozen countries, including forming his own European company providing CRM/SFA services to large multinational corporations. His international experience led to a senior management role at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games overseeing a diverse staff of 325 persons streamlining and improving event services operations. 

Ian has since held senior roles at technology start-ups as well as well-established, publicly traded companies. His focus on payment systems and emerging new markets led to a senior operations role at a FinTech startup where he cultivated strategic partnerships in the banking world. 

Ian is also a cannabis advocate with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), holding the role of Executive Director & President of Los Angeles NORML. He currently specializes in compliant banking and payment solutions servicing the regulated cannabis industry. He provides onshore financial solutions for Cannabis Related Businesses as well as traditional merchant services for non-cannabis businesses.

Ian believes in learning from and making a positive impact on the people around him. To this end, he remains an avid international traveler for both work and pleasure having lived in 5 countries and visited over 75. This is a passion he plans to share with his two young and growing children as part of their lifelong education.