Global Go Analytics

Tom Adams

CEO, Global Go Analytics

Tom Adams is the most experienced industry analyst and strategic consultant in legal cannabis. Tom founded Adams Cannabis Research in July 2020 after four years as head of Industry Intelligence at BDSA, where he led the team that developed the Arcview/BDSA model of the legal cannabis markets and BDSA’s pharmaceutical and CBD forecasts. The Intel team at BDSA also provided data-based strategic advice to many top cannabis tech companies, retailers, brands and cultivators, and to CPG companies investigating cannabinoid market entry.

Tom joined BDSA in June 2016 after more than two decades of industry research innovation as the head of Adams Media Research, which the New York Times called “a leading monitor of the entertainment business.” Tom founded AMR in 1995 to track the growing impact of new digital technologies such as digital TV, the internet and mobile devices on the media industry. The company helped companies ranging from Fortune 50 media and technology giants to innovative start-ups develop strategies to capitalize on the new digital technologies. Tom began his career as an industry analyst at Paul Kagan Associates, developing some of the earliest research into video entertainment consumption and technology adoption patterns. Tom earned degrees in philosophy and classics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Philip A. Valvardi

CFO

Phil Valvardi entered the cannabis space in 2018 and was previously the CEO of Highroad Consulting Group, a leading cannabis consultancy. Phil has spent most of his career leading innovative businesses within the highly regulated financial services industry. Immediately prior to entering the cannabis space he served as the CFO at GlobeOne, a financial technology company developing a mobile financial platform. He previously served as General Manager of the Prepaid Solutions business at Fiserv and CEO of Maverick Network Solutions, a company acquired by Fiserv. Phil also served as President of the MAC Network, one of the largest debit networks in the U.S., and has held executive positions in the payments and financial divisions of CoreStates Financial Corp., now part of Wells Fargo Bank. Phil brings his deep financial experience to Global Go Analytics, where he also provides executive leadership to major client engagements.

Phil sits on the board of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University. Phil earned his BA at Saint Joseph’s University, and his MBA at Drexel University.