Tyler Klimas

Principal / founder

leaf street strategies

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Tyler Klimas is the founder of Leaf Street Strategies, a full-service cannabis and hemp consulting firm, and the former chief cannabis regulator for Nevada’s medical and adult-use cannabis industry. He was the first executive director appointed to Nevada’s cannabis regulatory agency and oversaw the state’s meteoric rise to become a billion-dollar retail marketplace. Klimas also helped found the highly successful Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), a non-profit association made up of chief cannabis regulators from across North America and Europe. He led the association as its president, significantly expanding its engagement efforts and footprint with U.S. federal agencies and members of Congress on Capitol Hill. Klimas previously spent time as a federal lobbyist in Washington, D.C., where he led successful advocacy and coalition- building efforts on behalf of public and private sector clients. He served as Nevada’s Washington representative to the National Governor’s Association and the Western Governors Association where he worked closely with the nation’s governors on key state and national issues. Klimas started his career in political campaigns and has served in a number of high-level roles for elected officials.