# Bruce Linton

> Bruce Linton is a Canadian entrepreneur, investor and company director who co-founded Tweed in 2013 and helped build its successor, Canopy Growth, before leaving as chairman and co-CEO in July 2019. His career also includes technology businesses, Collective Growth and Greenlane Holdings, where he became board chairman in December 2025.

- **Role:** Chairman of the Board at Greenlane Holdings, Inc.; Audit Committee Chair effective August 31, 2026
- **Organizations:** Canopy Growth Corporation (co-founder; former chairman and co-CEO), Tweed (co-founder), Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (board chairman), Collective Growth Corporation (former chairman and CEO), Martello Technologies (former CEO and co-chairman; board departure February 2023), Newbridge Networks (early career), CrossKeys Systems (leadership team), webHancer (president and co-founder), Computerland.ca (general manager and re-founder)
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Public Administration, Carleton University
- **Known for:** Helped build Canopy Growth from Tweed into a company listed on the TSX and NYSE., Helped secure Constellation Brands’ approximately C$5 billion additional investment in Canopy in 2018., Named 2018 CEO of the Year by Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Graduated from Carleton University; began his early technology career at Newbridge Networks.
- **2013** — Co-founded Tweed with Chuck Rifici; the business established itself at the former Hershey factory in Smiths Falls.
- **2014** — Tweed became publicly traded.
- **2016** — Canopy Growth listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in July.
- **2017** — Canopy joined the S&P/TSX Composite Index in March.
- **2018** — Canopy listed on the NYSE in May; Constellation announced approximately C$5 billion in additional investment in August, closing in November.
- **2019** — Left Canopy Growth as chairman and co-CEO on July 3; described his departure as a firing.
- **2020** — Collective Growth, chaired and led by Linton, went public in May.
- **2021** — Collective Growth completed its business combination with Innoviz Technologies in April.
- **2023** — Resigned from Martello’s board on February 13.
- **2025** — Appointed Greenlane Holdings board chairman effective December 9.
- **2026** — Designated Greenlane audit committee chair, effective August 31.

## Achievements

- Helped build Canopy Growth from Tweed into a company listed on the TSX and NYSE.
- Helped secure Constellation Brands’ approximately C$5 billion additional investment in Canopy in 2018.
- Named 2018 CEO of the Year by Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade.
- Received Carleton University’s 2019 Bissett Distinguished Alumni Award.
- Led Collective Growth through its public listing and subsequent combination with Innoviz Technologies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Greenlane designated Linton chair of its audit committee, effective August 31, 2026.
- **2025-12** — Greenlane appointed Linton chairman of its board effective December 9, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brucelinton.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucealinton/

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