Jeannette Ward Horton
Jeannette Ward Horton is a strategic marketing and communications leader with more than 15 years of experience leading communications, marketing, and change management. At MJ Freeway, Jeannette serves as Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications leading all product and brand marketing, as well as all public relations and investor communications globally. Since joining MJ Freeway, Jeannette has been at the forefront of the company’s expansion into 12 countries and the planned January 2019 listing on the NASDAQ – the first cannabis software company listed on a major U.S. exchange.
Jeannette is also a cofounder and Executive Director of NuLeaf Project, a City of Portland-funded initiative to increase the number of successful cannabis businesses of color within Portland through capital grants and business coaching. Jeannette launched NuLeaf building upon her experience as founding Vice Chair of the Minority Cannabis Business Association,.
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