About Us

3BC’s team derives innovation from a passion for improving people’s wellness and a dedication to our continual improvement process.

Brian Thompson, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

Brian possesses the discipline and intellect to bridge aca-demia and private industry. His diverse background features a strong scientific foundation as well as objective and prac-tical business acumen.

An accomplished Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Connecticut. As CEO, Brian brings traditional organic chemistry principles to the isolation and purification of trace cannabinoids. He provides scientific guidance and expertise, business practicality, has an extensive professional network, and is passionate about cannabis exploration and development.

Greg Sotzing, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Greg is a fountain of energy and ideas. A PhD of Organic Chemistry from the University of Florida, and Postdoctoral Scholar at California Institute of Technology, Greg is currently a tenured Professor of Organic Chemistry.

Greg’s core competency is in the synthesis and purification of new compositions of matter as it pertains to molecular engineering, purification, and structural validation of new molecules for the field of organic electronics. The skills learned in this discipline, as well as the stringent require-ments for purity, bode well for 3BC’s focus on pure trace cannabinoids.

Rosanne Leake

Chief Marketing Officer

Rosanne is a senior consumer packaged goods industry leader with extensive experience in sales, marketing and branding. Her long career in the dynamic and extremely competitive alcohol industry is helping 3BC navigate the highly regulated cannabis industry.

Over a distinguished career with industry leader and international brewer Anheuser-Busch, Inc., now ABInbev, Rosanne’s experience extends across multiple business prin-ciples. She has experience building relationships with customers around the world, and brings a depth of marketing expertise to the company. Her strategic guidance is aiding 3BC in its dynamic growth.

Jasdeep Singh, Ed.D., MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Jasdeep utilizes his diverse learning and professional back-ground to implement innovative business solutions in the cannabinoid industry. He earned his Ed.D at the University of Hartford and has been an educational and business leader in both the public and private sectors. Jasdeep also completed an MBA from UConn, with a focus on business strategy and digital marketing, and is a former intern at 3BC.

Jasdeep’s organizational leadership background help 3BC build and maintain a positive culture of efficiency and effi-cacy. His experience also includes real-world budgeting, re-source deployment, advocacy, and marketing. In his role at 3BC, Jasdeep leads 3BC’s go-to-market strategy by marshal-ling the necessary resources to rapidly scale the company’s functions and brand recognition.

Advisory Team

Neil (Nitin) Bansal

Senior VP Strategy, Insights & Analytics, Constellation Brands

Global experience in building, scaling and leading businesses across consumer/retail, financial and technology sectors.

Brown University, B.A. Economics

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA

John Gadeken

Co-Founder, President, CRO, ServiceCore

Specializing in operational efficiency, customer satisfaction
and revenue management.

University of Northern Colorado – M.A Communications
Fort Lewis College

Sam Nanayakkara

Partner, Chief Information Officer, for Partners

for Growth,  LLC

Serial entrepreneur supporting digital innovations and start-ups, leveraging more than 15 years of business operations & digital technology leadership experience.

New Jersey Institute of Technology, BSc Computer Engineering

University of Connecticut, MBA