Mark de Souza: Revolution CEO Connects the Dots Between Risk Management, Canna Business

Suzanne Cosgrove

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A CME Group member since the early 1990s, Revolution Global Chief Executive Officer Mark de Souza is taking his experience in risk management and applying it to the challenge of establishing a viable cannabis company. Having learned to pivot in real time pays off, he says, and helps the company stay ahead of the curve while facing the hurdle of COVID-19.

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