Schmidt Family Foundation Schmidt Family Foundation The Schmidt Family Foundation is a private foundation created in 2006 by Eric Schmidt, the Executive Chairman of Google, and his wife Wendy Schmidt, to address issues pertaining to sustainability and the responsible use of natural resources. The foundation was established in 2006 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, with assets valued at $82 million. As of December 31, 2011, the foundation’s assets were valued at $178 million, which included $30.7 million in Google Class A stock. The foundation is focused on the application of new knowledge and innovation and advancement original research in science, energy, and biosphere
Canopy Growth Corporation Canopy Growth Corporation Canopy Growth Corporation, formerly Tweed Marijuana Inc., is a cannabis company based in Smiths Falls, Ontario, founded by Bruce Linton in 2013, renamed Canopy Growth Corporation in 2015. As of late September 2018, Canopy was the world's largest cannabis company, based on the value of all shares, or market capitalization. A Carleton University grad, Bruce Linton took is Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO . Mark Zekulin is Co-CEO and President. The company was the first federally regulated, publicly traded cannabis producer in North America, traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange as "WEED". It began trading as "CGC" on