# Justin Dye

> Justin Dye is the founder and CEO of Dye Capital & Company, a former Albertsons executive and former Schwazze CEO. His career combines corporate acquisitions with operating leadership. In March 2026 he was named chairman of Vireo’s Colorado and New Mexico business following its acquisition of Schwazze assets. He is also a managing director at Sharpe Credit Partners and co-host of Legends of the Arena.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Dye Capital & Company
- **Organizations:** Dye Capital & Company, Albertsons Companies, Cerberus Capital Management, General Electric, Arthur Andersen, Schwazze / Medicine Man Technologies, Vireo Growth - Colorado and New Mexico business, Sharpe Credit Partners, Peter J. Solomon Company / Solomon Partners, DePauw University, Legends of the Arena
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in political science; minor in religion; academic honors, DePauw University
- **Known for:** Helped lead Albertsons expansion during a tenure in which sales rose from approximately $10 billion to more than $60 billion., Led integration activities for the Albertsons-Safeway merger., Founded Dye Capital & Company.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated from DePauw University.
- **Before 2006** — Held roles at Arthur Andersen, General Electric and Cerberus Capital Management.
- **2006** — Helped lead the Cerberus acquisition of Albertsons non-core stores and became chief strategy officer.
- **2006-2017** — Held strategy, operating and administrative leadership positions at Albertsons.
- **2017** — Left Albertsons as chief administrative officer; joined Peter J. Solomon Company as senior adviser in October.
- **2018** — Founded Dye Capital, as dated in Schwazze SEC proxy filings.
- **2019-06** — Became chairman of Medicine Man Technologies.
- **2019-12** — Became CEO and executive chairman of Medicine Man Technologies, later operating as Schwazze.
- **2020-04** — Schwazze completed the Mesa Organics and Purplebee’s acquisition.
- **2023-05** — Handed the CEO role to Nirup Krishnamurthy and became non-executive chairman.
- **2025-09** — Co-hosted the introductory episode of Legends of the Arena with John Ehrhard.
- **2026-03** — Named chairman of Vireo’s Colorado and New Mexico business after Vireo closed its acquisition of certain Schwazze assets.

## Achievements

- Helped lead Albertsons expansion during a tenure in which sales rose from approximately $10 billion to more than $60 billion.
- Led integration activities for the Albertsons-Safeway merger.
- Founded Dye Capital & Company.
- Led Medicine Man Technologies / Schwazze as CEO from December 2019 to May 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Vireo closed its acquisition of certain Schwazze assets on March 23 and named Dye chairman of its Colorado and New Mexico business.
- **2026-03** — March reporting identified Dye as managing director at Sharpe Credit Partners, a role he also publicly announced on LinkedIn.
- **2025-09** — The introductory episode of Legends of the Arena, co-hosted with John Ehrhard, was released on September 25.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dyecapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-dye-b169304
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAsjuxl8ELv6_cGt7n-X4A

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Last updated: 2026-10-20